Guadalupe Peak Trail

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

strenuous

Length: 4.1 mi

Est. time: 2h 54m

Gain: 3,016 ft

Loss: 112 ft

Max elev: 8,749 ft

Point-to-pointTrail class 3Nativehikehorse

Elevation profile

+3,016 ft gain · −112 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

Guadalupe Peak (Campground)

What to know

Guadalupe Peak Viewpoint

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Guadalupe Peak

⏱ For most hikers, plan to take from six to eight hours to complete the hike.

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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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