Mushaway Peak is a small but conspicuous butte located 4 mi (6.4 km) southeast of Gail in central Borden County, Texas.

Mushaway Peak is in fact an erosional remnant of what was once a much larger Llano Estacado that has gradually retreated by the process of headward erosion.

[3] Its resistant cap has protected its underlying sediments, which have remained intact while surrounding sediments have been eroded away by Grape Creek and Bull Creek, two tributaries of the upper Colorado River.

In a 1936 decision of the United States Board on Geographical Names, "Muchakooay Peak" was recommended as proper orthography.

[4] However, the 1936 decision was revised in 1973 when "Mushaway Peak" was selected as the official name of this geographic feature.