Bush Mountain Trail

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

strenuous

Length: 11.69 mi

Est. time: 5h 30m

Gain: 2,410 ft

Loss: 4,157 ft

Max elev: 8,616 ft

NetworkTrail class 3Nativehikehorse

Elevation profile

+2,410 ft gain · −4,157 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

Pine Top Wilderness Campground (Campground)

Build a loop

Connects to:

Blue Ridge

Connect the dots

Learn:

Geology Lesson 1. The present is the key to the past.Geology Lesson 2. Global building blocks Geology Lesson 3. Where did the oceans go?

Journeys:

Geronimo Segura Iris Calderhead Pratt Wallace Pratt John Butterfield Roger Reisch Noel Kincaid

Plan smart, verify on site

Length, elevation, and difficulty are estimates derived from open data (NPS Public Trails GIS, high confidence) — not a safety guarantee. Conditions change; check current closures, weather, and water, and carry the essentials. Always defer to NPS.gov and park rangers.

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