Q 01/05

Guadalupe Mountains National Park lies in far West Texas, east of which city?

A) El Paso

B) Midland

C) Lubbock

D) San Antonio

Answer · why

A) El Paso

El Paso has the nearest major airport, and the country between is so empty that the park sells no fuel, food or lodging: visitors are told to arrive w...

Q 02/05

Which distinction does Guadalupe Peak hold?

A) Southernmost Rockies peak

B) Tallest Southwest summit

C) Highest point in Texas

D) Highest border peak

Answer · why

C) Highest point in Texas

The highest point in Texas, yet it is not the park's most striking sight: a lower neighbour with a sheer cliff face steals the view from the highway.

Q 03/05

What marks the summit of Guadalupe Peak?

A) A bronze mission bell

B) A stone fire lookout

C) A wooden cross

D) A stainless steel pyramid

Answer · why

D) A stainless steel pyramid

A stainless steel pyramid was set there in 1958, before the park existed, by American Airlines, which saw the stagecoach mail drivers who once passed ...

Q 04/05

Guadalupe Mountains National Park lies in which region of far West Texas?

A) The Llano Estacado

B) The Trans-Pecos

C) The Edwards Plateau

D) The Rolling Plains

Answer · why

B) The Trans-Pecos

The Trans-Pecos, the wedge of Texas west of the Pecos River, is about the size of South Carolina, yet nearly all of it is private ranchland, desert an...

Q 05/05

Which spot on US 62/180 holds the headquarters and main visitor center of Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

A) Dog Canyon

B) Williams Ranch

C) Smith Spring

D) Pine Springs

Answer · why

D) Pine Springs

Pine Springs grew up around the spring that once watered the Pinery, a stagecoach station whose stone ruins still stand a short walk from the visitor ...