Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located in West Texas and contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8749 feet in elevation. It also contains El Capitan, long used as a landmark by people traveling along the old route later followed by the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line.

The park also contains McKittrick Canyon. During the Fall, McKittrick comes alive with a blaze of color from the turning Bigtooth Maples, in stark contrast with the surrounding desert. A trail in the canyon leads to the cabin of Wallace Pratt, a petroleum geologist who donated the land in order to establish the park.

External Links

Guadalupe Mountains National Park Official Site