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| | SummitPost.org - Guadalupe Peak Climbing Information |
 | | Stunning views of Texas' most dramatic peak can be seen from the summit of Guadalupe Peak. | | | Pine Springs to Guadalupe Peak (camp not peak) | | | Guadalupe Peak is one of seven 8,000 ft. peaks located in the beautiful, remote, and wild Guadalupe Mountains National Park of West Texas, just south of the more well known national park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park of Southern New Mexico. |
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http://www.summitpost.org/show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/581
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| | Guadalupe Peak, Texas |
| | Guadalupe is a favorite peak among highpointers largely because for the entire route you have unobstructed views for almost 100 miles and because the peak is truly unique in that it is one huge fossilized prehistoric ocean reef! | | | This is Texas afterall and there has to be some oil connection (in this case the area around Guadalupe was drilled until the supply finally gave out). | | | Others are not as indignant about this -- noting the monument now has its own tradition since it was there 14 years before the peak became a National Park. |
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| | Texas Travel Guide - Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
| | Guadalupe Peak - the highest mountain in Texas | | | Guadalupe Peak - 8.5 mile round trip to the highest peak in Texas (8,749 feet). | | | Guadalupe is primarily a park for hiking; there is a network of trails and the region has varied climate zones with differing wildlife and vegetation, interesting geology, and many photographic opportunities. |
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http://www.americansouthwest.net/texas/guadalupe_mountains/national_park.html
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| | Guadalupe Mountains National Park Information Page |
| | Below the cliffs of Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan are the Cherry Canyon siltstones and sandstones and the Brushy Canyon sandstones. | | | While many historical documents are vague and nonspecific, and refer to occupation in the Guadalupes only with reference to "Apaches", there are a significant amount of references to the Guadalupe Mountains as Mescalero homelands in the 1700s and 1800s. | | | Prior to their arrival in the Guadalupes, Apaches were competing on the plains with Comanches, who held an advantage by virtue of their travel on horseback. |
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| | Imeni Ismail Samani Peak -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! |
| | Its elevation ranges from sea level along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to 8,751 feet (2,667 meters) at Guadalupe Peak in Culberson County. | | | Includes photo images, video clips, weather updates, and a listing of other peaks in the northeastern U.S. Also facilitates online purchase of related publications. | | | More from Britannica on "Imeni Ismail Samani Peak"... |
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http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9361264
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| | Guadalupe on Encyclopedia.com |
| | The Guadalupe Mountains rise from the West Texas desert with one peak forming the highest point in the state. | | | Guadalupe at Calvary: patristic theology in Miguel Sanchez's Imagen de la Virgen Maria (1648). | | | Author: HECTOR MATA Publication: Agence France Presse Source: PICS |
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| | Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park Service) |
| | Guadalupe Peak, highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet; El Capitan, a massive limestone formation; McKittrick Canyon, with its unique flora and fauna; and the "Bowl", located in a high country conifer forest, are significant park features. | | | Guadalupe Mountains National Park - October 15, 1966 | | | Also featured are a tremendous earth fault, lofty peaks, unusual flora and fauna, and a colorful record of the past. |
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| | OCC School of Sailing and Seamanship - Alaska Eagle 2006 Itinerary |
| | Seen from space, the Island's peak casts off turbulence in strong westerly winds, swirling clouds into a pattern called a vortex street. | | | Located 306 miles south of Newport Harbor, Guadalupe Island is barren and wind swept, jutting out of the sea to a height of 4,2000 feet. | | | Santa Barbara Island is the smallest of the California Channel Islands. |
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http://www.occsailing.com/pages/eagle/eaglesched2006.html
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| | Rex's Guadalupe Peak, Texas Climbing Trip Report |
| | Guadalupe Peak is only about 40 miles away so we realized we might have time to hike the peak and make it back in time for the bat flight instead of hiking the peak early Sunday morning. | | | Guadalupe Peak is the highest peak in Texas located in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. | | | It was a very hot afternoon, we had originally planned to hiked Guadalupe early Sunday morning to be out of the hot afternoon sun, and I wouldn't recommend hiking this peak in the hottest part of the day. |
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http://www.geocities.com/rexhighpoints2/guadalupe/trip.html
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| | SummitPost.org - El Capitan, Texas Climbing Information |
| | El Capitan is located in the romote and beautiful Guadalupe Mountains National Park (see the Guadalupe Peak page for more information on the park), located in West Texas just south of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. | | | The summit of El Capitan is reached by taking the Guadalupe Peak Trail 4.2 miles to within 50 feet of the summit of Guadalupe Peak, then taking an unmaintained trail down and over to the summit. | | | The trailhead to the base of the peak starts at Pine Springs, the headquarters for Guadalupe Mountains National Park. |
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| | SummitPost.org - El Capitan, Texas - Guadalupe Peak Trail and Bushwack |
| | The summit of El Capitan is reached by taking the Guadalupe Peak Trail 4.2 miles to just below the summit near the horse parking lot. | | | The trailhead to the base of the peak starts at Pine Springs, the headquarters for Guadalupe Mountains National Park. | | | Mountains > El Capitan, Texas > Guadalupe Peak Trail and Bushwack |
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| | Guadalupe Peak |
| | The hike to the summit of Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, is a very enjoyable and scenic hike, on a par with the South Rim hike in Big Bend as one of the truly “must see” hikes in Texas. | | | I thought it was extremely nice; it's on a summit of a sub-peak of Guadalupe Peak and there are panoramic views from both the northern and southern sides. | | | The Guadalupe Peak backcountry campsite is about a mile short of the summit of the peak. |
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http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~gavenda/locations/gumo/guadpk.html
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| | SummitPost.org - El Capitan, Texas Climbing Information |
| | El Capitan is located in the romote and beautiful Guadalupe Mountains National Park (see the Guadalupe Peak page for more information on the park), located in West Texas just south of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. | | | The summit of El Capitan is reached by taking the Guadalupe Peak Trail 4.2 miles to within 50 feet of the summit of Guadalupe Peak, then taking an unmaintained trail down and over to the summit. | | | Capped off with a rugged 1,000 ft. sheer limestone cliff, El Capitan is certainly the captain and signature peak of Texas mountains. |
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| | Guadalupe Peak, aka Signal Peak, and El Capitan. |
| | Guadalupe Peak, aka Signal Peak, and El Capitan. | | | "Hiking from Guadalupe Peak to El Capitan is a challenge. | | | Both are in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, three miles SW of Pine Springs. |
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| | Guadalupe Peak |
| | Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in Texas at 8749 feet (2667 meters) and is located in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. | | | All the mountain peaks we could see towering above us reminded us that the Guadalupe Peak had to be higher, because it was the tallest in Texas. | | | We reached the Guadalupe Peak campsite cut off a mile down from the top and I calculated that the last mile up had taken us two hours and the same distance down had only taken an hour. |
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| | Alamo Sierra Club - Outdoor Activities - Web Journal - Guadalupe Mts 2003 - Guadalupe Mts Day 2 |
| | Left: Terry on Guadalupe Peak with monument in background talking to hams in El Paso and Artesia, NM From Guadalupe peak we saw Bush Mountain and Shumard Peak the second and third highest points in Texas. | | | After spending the good portion of an hour on the peak and as the sun was falling in the western sky, we had to start down to the campsite. | | | The campsite on Guadalupe Mountain at 8100 feet is the highest campsite in Texas and has spectacular views. |
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| | Guadalupe Peak, Texas |
| | Guadalupe is a favorite peak among highpointers largely because for the entire route you have unobstructed views for almost 100 miles and because the peak is truly unique in that it is one huge fossilized prehistoric ocean reef! | | | The peak and its environs are so spectacular that it is one of only four state highpoints designated as National Parks (besides Denali, Mount Rainier and Clingmans Dome). | | | It was an easy peak to identify because the nearby dramatic El Capitan drops off to a flat desert just to its south giving the impression that the Rocky Mountains have abuptly ended (although they do pop back up further south in the Davis range). |
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| | Guadalupe Peak -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Guadalupe Peak is part of the Guadalupe Mountains (a division of the Sacramento Mountains), and together with its twin, El Capitan (8,078 feet [2,462 metres]), it forms the focus of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. | | | The Sierra Blanca Peak (12,003 ft) is the highest in the group, and... | | | Ancient Civilization: The Peak of the Puebloan Period |
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| | Texas_Facts |
| | The tallest point in Texas is Guadalupe Peak at 8,751 feet. | | | The highest point in the state is Guadalupe Peak at 8,749 feet above sea level. | | | Texas has 90 mountains a mile or more high, with Guadalupe Peak in West Texas at 8,751 feet being the tallest. |
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| | El Capitan |
| | A view from U.S. Highway 62/180 of the west side of El Capitan and Guadalupe Peak in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. | | | The highway elevation through Guadalupe Pass is about 5300 feet, with the elevation of Guadalupe Peak 8749 feet, making it the tallest mountain in Texas. | | | El Capitan measures 8085 feet, the third highest peak in Texas after Mount Livermore's 8362 feet, located in the Davis Mountains. |
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| | Guadalupe Peak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in Texas. | | | Southwest face of Guadalupe Peak (center) and El Capitan (right) | | | It is located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, part of the Guadalupe Mountains range in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. |
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| | OneDayHikes.com - Hikes and Hiking Trails |
| | The reward for this strenuous climb is attaining the summit of the highest mountain in Texas, 8,749-ft Guadalupe Peak. | | | That honor goes to 8,749-ft Guadalupe Peak, the highest point not only in the Park but also in Texas. | | | The peak is exposed to lightening so avoid being on the summit on summer afternoons. |
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| | Baumann Peak -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Guadalupe Peak is part of the Guadalupe Mountains (a division of the Sacramento Mountains), and together with its twin, El Capitan (8,078 feet [2,462 metres]), it forms the focus of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. | | | The peak lies in a tectonically active district, and in 1983 it was the epicentre... | | | Granite Peak is situated northeast of Yellowstone National Park and about 10 miles (16 km) north of the Montana-Wyoming border in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, an area of high passes, lakes, and early mining camps, known for its hunting, fishing, and winter sports. |
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| | Guadalupe Peak...Lonestar State Highpointing, October, 2001 |
| | Guadalupe Peak, the Texas highpoint, is one of the most geographically isolated, being about 100 miles east of El Paso and a good 400 miles from the next nearest highpoints, Wheeler Peak in New Mexico and Black Mesa in Oklahoma. | | | With low airfares available, the expedient means of checking off Guadalupe Peak was to treat it as a single-purpose trip and not try to combine it with other highpoints on one of our epic car trips. | | | The Guadalupe Mountains National Park visitors center is in the lower center and the trailhead at 31° 53.793'N, 104° 49.659'W takes off from the left end of the RV parking area just left of and below center. |
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| | SummitPost.org - El Capitan, Texas Climbing Information |
| | The summit of El Capitan is reached by taking the Guadalupe Peak Trail 4.2 miles to within 50 feet of the summit of Guadalupe Peak, then taking an unmaintained trail down and over to the summit. | | | The Guadalupe Mountain Range is the largest exposed ancient fossil reef in the world. | | | The Guadalupe Mountain area is one of the windiest places in the nation. |
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| | Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet (2,667 m) in elevation. | | | Guadalupe Peak Trail : On a clear day, the view from the "Top of Texas" (8,749 feet, 2,667 meters) is outstanding. | | | Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a hiker's paradise, with established trails for nature walks, day hikes, and extended backpacking. |
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| | Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet (2,667 m) in elevation. | | | Guadalupe Peak Trail : On a clear day, the view from the "Top of Texas" (8,749 feet, 2,667 meters) is outstanding. | | | Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a hiker's paradise, with established trails for nature walks, day hikes, and extended backpacking. |
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| | Guadalupe Mountains NP: An Administrative History (Chapter 1) |
| | Northeast of El Capitan are the four highest peaks in Texas: Guadalupe Peak at 8,749 feet, Bush Mountain at 8,631 feet, Shumard Peak at 8,615 feet, and Bartlett Peak at 8,513 feet. | | | Included within the boundaries of the park are the sheer cliffs and peaks more than 8,000 feet high that make up the V-shaped southernmost extension of the Guadalupe Mountains. | | | The precipitous cliffs of El Capitan punctuate the southern tip of the Guadalupes and jut above the desert floor like the prow of a great ship (see Figure 3). |
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| | Peakware - El Capitan |
| | El Capitan is guarded by cliffs on three sides, and those faces are rarely climbed due to the unstable condition of the rock and the sheer nature of the peak. | | | El Capitan is the southern terminus of the Guadalupe escarpment, an ancient limestone reef that forms the present-day Guadalupe Mountains. | | | El Capitan, used as a signal peak for hundereds of years by travellers in the area, is a stunning peak rising quite abruptly out of the Chihuahuan Desert floor in West Texas. |
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| | Guadalupe Peak Summit |
| | Chris Durrand and myself on the summit of Guadalupe Peak, which is the high point of Texas. | | | Located in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, home to the famous Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe Peak and the surrounding area have much to offer in the way of hiking and camping. | | | For those of you that know the area, you know that the peak is just barely in Texas (10 miles in); if the border had made a little jog here, the Texas highpoint would be much lower I'm sure. |
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