Salt Basin Overlook Loop

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

easy

Length: 1.28 mi

Est. time: 36m

Gain: 272 ft

Loss: 518 ft

Max elev: 6,297 ft

NetworkTrail class 3Nativehorse

Elevation profile

+272 ft gain · −518 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

Guadalupe Peak (Campground)

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 El Capitan Trail

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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