Salt Basin Overlook

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

moderate

Length: 2.35 mi

Est. time: 1h 12m

Gain: 801 ft

Loss: 128 ft

Max elev: 6,032 ft

Point-to-pointTrail class 3Nativehorse

Elevation profile

+801 ft gain · −128 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

Guadalupe Peak (Campground)

What to know

Salt Basin Dunes Trail

🗓 winter, spring, fall

Drive to the Salt Basin Dunes

⏱ The drive from Pine Springs to the Salt Basin Dunes can take about an hour under most circumstances.

🗓 winter, spring, fall

Build a loop

stitched loop

Salt Basin Overlook + Salt Basin Overlook Loop

3.6 mi · +1,073 ft · ~1.7 hr (est.)

Connects to:

Salt Basin Overlook Loop

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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