Anthony's Nose is a peak two miles northwest of Fort Bliss and three miles west of Farm Road 3255 in the Franklin Mountains State Park in northwestern El Paso County (at 31°58' N, 106°30' W). Its summit, at an elevation of 6,927 feet above sea level, rises 2,810 feet above Farm Road 3255. The area's shallow, stony soils support scrub brush and grasses.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Martin Donell Kohout,
“Anthony's Nose,”
Handbook of Texas Online,
accessed May 22, 2022,
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/anthonys-nose.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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Original Publication Date:
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1952
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Most Recent Revision Date:
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November 1, 1994