Q 01/05

Guadalupe Mountains National Park lies about 90 miles east of which Texas city?

A) El Paso

B) Midland

C) Lubbock

D) San Antonio

Answer · why

A) El Paso

It sits hard against the New Mexico line in far West Texas, roughly 50 miles southwest of Carlsbad.

Q 02/05

How high is Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas?

A) 7,120 feet

B) 7,940 feet

C) 8,410 feet

D) 8,751 feet

Answer · why

D) 8,751 feet

It rises more than 3,000 feet above the desert floor; the 8.4-mile round-trip trail is rated very strenuous.

Q 03/05

What marks the summit of Guadalupe Peak?

A) A bronze bell

B) A stone fire lookout

C) A stainless steel pyramid

D) A wooden cross

Answer · why

C) A stainless steel pyramid

American Airlines erected it in 1958 for the centenary of the stagecoach mail line that passed south of the mountain; its three faces carry the airlin...

Q 04/05

Guadalupe Peak is also known by what alternative name?

A) Signal

B) Lookout

C) Beacon

D) Sentinel

Answer · why

A) Signal

The peak is about 50 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and the trail to the top climbs some 3,000 feet in 4.25 miles.

Q 05/05

El Capitan, the range's southern tip and a landmark to travellers, looms over which highway at the park?

A) Interstate 10

B) US 62/180

C) US 285

D) Texas 54

Answer · why

B) US 62/180

Its thousand-foot cliff is pure Capitan limestone, and its stark outline is one of the iconic images of the Trans-Pecos.