Guadalupe Peak
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox mountain Guadalupe Peak, also known as Signal Peak,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is the highest natural point in Texas,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with an elevation of Template:Convert above sea level.<ref name=ngs/> It is located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and is part of the Guadalupe Mountains range in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. The mountain is about Template:Convert east of El Paso and about Template:Convert southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The peak rises more than Template:Convert above the arid floor of the Chihuahuan Desert.
Trail and summit
The peak can be climbed at any time of the year by a maintained stony trail (Template:Convert each way) with a Template:Convert elevation gain.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The trail is part of the network of hiking trails in the surrounding national park.
A stainless steel pyramid marks the summit. It was erected by American Airlines in 1958 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Butterfield Overland Mail, a stagecoach route that passed south of the mountain. One side of the pyramid has the American Airlines logo. The second side displays a U.S. Postal Service tribute to the Pony Express Riders of the Butterfield Stage. The third side displays a compass with the logo of the Boy Scouts of America.
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A hiker was found dead on New Year's Eve 2022, as there were wind gusts of more than Template:Convert per hour and wind chills were "well below freezing".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
"At nearly Template:Convert above sea level, Guadalupe Peak is a mountain environment with associated risks not found elsewhere in Texas," the park said, noting that the hike is a "very strenuous, Template:Convert round trip hike with a Template:Convert elevation gain" to the highest point in the state.
Climate
Guadalupe Peak has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). Interpolated climate data based on surrounding stations is presented below:
Gallery
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View west from top of peak.
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Salt Flats from summit.
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Guadalupe Mountains in sunset.
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Hiking trail up the peak.
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High elevation (Template:Convert) campground near summit.
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Culberson County, Texas, from the summit.
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The pyramid at the summit.
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