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	Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet (2,667 m) in elevation.
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a hiker's paradise, with established trails for nature walks, day hikes, and extended backpacking.
		The park covers 135 mi² (350 km²) and is in the same mountain range as Carlsbad Caverns National Park which is located about 80 miles (129 km) to the north in New Mexico.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guadalupe_Mountains_National_Park (1194 words)

	Sunset: Lonely, lovely, and utterly unforgettable - visiting Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Brief Article
		Guadalupe Mountains is a remote park, 110 miles east of El Paso, and around 200,000 people visit annually, less than half the crowd funneling into nearby Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park is 110 miles east of El Paso, Texas, and 55 miles south of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
		The mountains are tombstones of lime-secreting sponges, algae, and long-extinct marine oddities that swam in a shallow inland sea.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_4_207/ai_78901499 (966 words)

	Carlsbad Caverns National Park New Mexico Onroute Destinations
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park is south of the caverns, across the border in Texas.
		President Coolidge created the Carlsbad Cave National Monument in 1923, and the site was given national park status in 1930.
		The area lay in obscurity until Jim White, a 19-year-old cowboy who was wandering through the area, in 1901, and discovered a huge natural entrance to Carlsbad Cavern when he saw a cloud of bats rising from it.
	www.onroute.com /destinations/new_mexico/carlsbadcav.html (967 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park, in Hudspeth and Culberson counties on the New Mexico border, preserves some of the exposed remnants of the Capitan Reef, one of the world's finest examples of ancient barrier reefs.
		Most of the land within the park was once the Guadalupe Mountain Ranch, sold to the federal government by J. Hunter, Jr., whose father had purchased the ranch in 1924 and produced mohair from Angora goats there.
		The National Park Service conducted an initial survey of the area in 1962 and reported that it appeared to meet the criteria for national parks.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/gkg2.html (1218 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Guadalupe Mountains National Park
		Guadalupe Mountains : parks in Guadalupe Mountains: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
		Carlsbad Caverns National Park, national park in the semiarid foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico.
		The park, authorized in 1966 and established in 1972, encompasses a region of...
	encarta.msn.com /Guadalupe_Mountains_National_Park.html (143 words)

	Guadalupe Mountains National Park Information Page
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park was established on 30 Sep 1972.
		The Mescalero are as tied to these mountains presently as they were in the past; the resources managed by the National Park Service in Guadalupe Mountains National Park play a central role for the elders as they pass on tradition, belief, practices, and history to the younger generations.
		It is largely because of the area's geologic importance that it became a National Park in 1972.
	www.guadalupe.mountains.national-park.com /info.htm (6993 words)

	Guadalupe Mountains
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a park for hikers and backpackers.
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park, although “modernized” over the last several years, remains a relatively little-visited, hiker-friendly National Park.
		The dominant feature of the park is the familiar limestone formation El Capitan, just south of Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas (8749').
	ccwf.cc.utexas.edu /~gavenda/locations/gumo/gumo.shtml (239 words)

	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a study in contrasts.
		What was once a reef awash on the edge of a sea is now a mountain range baking in the desert sun.
		Yet in few hours' climb, a hiker can leave the desert behind and almost miraculously, enter a cool forest that seems as though it should be hundreds of miles to the north.
	hotx.com /hot/bigbend/guadmtns (63 words)

	Texas Travel Guide - Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Guadalupe Peak
		Guadalupe Peak is the highest mountain in Texas (8,749 feet), just 10 miles from the New Mexico border and it may be climbed by a relatively easy 4.25 mile (one-way) trail that starts from the NPS campground near the main visitor centre.
		It is an interesting trip, with different kinds of terrain and a variety of views along the route - of the central Pine Springs Canyon, the desert plains to the south, flatter, intermediate land within the mountains and finally the peak itself, visible only near the end.
		Flattish sections alternate with steeper parts with switchbacks until, 3 miles from the start, the trail reaches a wide level area with few trees and Guadalupe Peak comes into view for the first time.
	www.americansouthwest.net /texas/guadalupe_mountains/guadalupe_peak.html (376 words)

	Texas Travel Guide - Guadalupe Mountains National Park
		Together with the nearby Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe Mountains National Park is far removed from most other natural attractions of the Southwest.
		The park contains the southern end of the Guadalupe Mountains, an isolated range surrounded in all directions by desert, and few people visit, due perhaps also to the lack of a central attraction, a scenic drive or named viewpoints.
		Guadalupe is primarily a park for hiking; there is a network of trails and the region has varied climate zones with differing wildlife and vegetation, interesting geology, and many photographic opportunities.
	www.americansouthwest.net /texas/guadalupe_mountains/national_park.html (665 words)

	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
		The Guadalupe Mountains are a fault block range formed in the Permian Reef Complex.
		Stream erosion in some of the park has lowered the park elevations, but most of the reef limestone is very resistant to erosion and forms the peaks.
		Hiking a few of the over 80 miles of trails in the park, visitors can see other features such as canyons and desert vegetation.
	www.und.nodak.edu /instruct/mineral/natpark/aamain/guadal.htm (192 words)

	GORP - Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Texas
		The mountains that start here, stretch to the north, and encompass the limestone caves of Carlsbad Caverns are all that's left of the prehistoric reef that built up along those shores, was buried and petrified under sediment when that sea dried up, and later was exposed and carved at by wind and water.
		With the exception of the October leaf-peeping extravaganza, the Guadalupes are as lonely a national park as you'll find outside Alaska — which sounds awfully good to us, especially in the winter months when mild temperatures make it one of the best backpacking destinations in the country.
		The signature peak of the Guadalupe Mountains, 8,085-foot El Capitan, is visible from far across West Texas' chapped, interminable desert plains, and your first glimpse of it may floor you.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_park/tx_guada.htm (1214 words)

	Guadalupe Mountains National Park -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Guadalupe Peak is part of the Guadalupe Mountains (a division of the Sacramento Mountains), and together with its twin, El Capitan (8,078 feet [2,462 metres]), it forms the focus of Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
		In Hudspeth County is the Diablo Plateau, or Bolston, between the Guadalupe and Hueco mountains.
		The ruins of these dwellings are preserved in Mesa Verde National Park and in the Yucca House and...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9117791 (921 words)

	AllRefer.com - Guadalupe Mountains National Park, United States (U.S. National Park System) - Encyclopedia
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park[gwA´dulOOp] Pronunciation Key, 86,416 acres (34,998 hectares), W Tex. Located in the Guadalupe Mts., the park contains parts of the world's largest and most significant Permian limestone fossil reef.
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park, U.S. National Park System
		In the park are McKittrich Canyon; Guadalupe Peak, 8,751 ft (2,667 m), the highest point in Texas; and El Capitan, 8,078 ft (2,462 m), which served as a landmark for westward-traveling pioneers.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/GuadaluMNP.html (204 words)

	Guadalupe Mountains National Park (DesertUSA)
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located in northwest Texas near the New Mexico border.
		The Guadalupe Mountains are part on what was once a 400-mile-long limestone reef, which formed along a shelf in a Permian sea 250 million years ago.
		Dog Canyon, on the park's north side, is accessed via New Mexico state road 137.
	www.desertusa.com /guad (1006 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Guadalupe Mountains National Park at Epinions.com
		This historic state park features ancient Indian paintings still visible on the stone, and has three volcanic mountains (hills) filled with huge boulders and holes in the rock (huecoes or hollows).
		Few park ranger have ever seen it growing wild, but if you go offtrail, look for the rare "Guadalupe Mountain Violet", a beautiful yellow violet with black markings which can only be found here in this park growing on limestone cliff areas.
		We later saw a mountain lion cross the road as we were leaving the park from this general lowland canyon area.
	www.epinions.com /content_100155100804 (1837 words)

	NMBGMR Staff - Peter Scholle - Guadalupe Mountains
		All the outcrop facies of the Guadalupe, Delaware, and Glass Mountains are encountered in the subsurface Delaware basin, Northwest Shelf, Central Basin Platform, Midland basin, and to a lesser degree, the Marfa basin.
		It is also responsible for the superimposition of numerous high-angle faults and fractures on the Permian rocks of the Guadalupe Mountains, especially along the western escarpment (King, 1948) these faults greatly complicate stratigraphic studies.
		Because this discussion will examine the full suite of shelf-interior, shelf-margin, and slope to basinal strata in the Guadalupe Mountains (Table 2), it is appropriate to describe the general characteristics of deposits in each of those settings.
	geoinfo.nmt.edu /staff/scholle/guadalupe.html (11226 words)

	Texas Travel Guide - Guadalupe Mountains National Park - McKittrick Canyon
		The hike up McKittrick Canyon, near the western edge of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, offers something for everyone; there is a varied mixture of vegetation, quite plentiful wildlife and several historic sites.
		The creek bed flows close by and continues westwards away from the mountains, eventually joining the Pecos River, but is usually dry at this point.
		Start of the Trail: The canyon is separate from the main park area, and is reached by a short side road off US 62/160.
	www.americansouthwest.net /texas/guadalupe_mountains/mckittrick_canyon.html (399 words)

	Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Travel Guide
		Backcountry camping in the Guadalupe Mountain National Park is a popular activity and a great way to experience nature first-hand.
		The Guadalupe Mountain National Park also features more than 80 miles of trails for backpacking, camping, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing or just enjoying the beautiful surroundings.
		The Guadalupe National Park area boasts ideal weather for outdoor recreation and activity and offers breathtaking scenery.
	www.visitmidlandtx.com /guadalupe-park.asp (168 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - Guadalupe Mountains National Park
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park preserves a region of rugged beauty and one of the finest ancient marine fossil reefs in the world.
		L.L.Bean: Park Search - Guadalupe Mountains National Park
		Bikes are prohibited on the trails and in the backcountry except for the Williams Ranch Road on the park's west side.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/9629gd.htm (292 words)

	Guadalupe Mountains National Park : Introduction Frommers.com
		In the south-central section of the park, Guadalupe Peak, at 8,749 feet the highest mountain in Texas, provides hikers with incredible views of the surrounding mountains and desert.
		Park headquarters and the visitor center are at Pine Springs, along the park's southeast edge, where you'll also find a campground and several trail heads, including one with access to the Guadalupe Peak Trail, the park's premier mountain hike.
		At the base of the mountains, at lower elevations, you'll find desert plants such as sotol, agave, and prickly pear cactus; but as you start to climb, especially in stream-nurtured canyons, expect to encounter ponderosa pine, ash, walnut, oak, and ferns.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/guadalupemountainsnationalpark/1720010001.html (518 words)

	Carlsbad New Mexico - Guadalupe Mountains National Park
		This 86,416 acre park encompasses the scenic southern part of the Guadalupe Mountains.
		The park includes eight of the nine highest peaks in Texas with the highest being Guadalupe peak at 8,749' above sea level.
		A register at the top of Guadalupe Peak allows those who care to be different to record their successful adventure.
	www.carlsbadnm.com /mhayes/park.htm (595 words)

	Guadalupe Mountains National Park - For Kids
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park has a junior ranger workbook available for kids that can be picked up at the Headquarters Visitor Center.
		Guadalupe Mountains National Park welcomes you and your students.
		National parks can provide fascinating ways for students to learn about geology, animals, plants and history.
	www.nps.gov /gumo/pphtml/forkids.html (172 words)

	Carlsbad Caverns-About Us
		The 2004 CAVE Native Plant Conservation Initiative is directed by Donald Davidson, a botanical illustrator whose contributions appear on the National Park Service's Celebrating Wildflowers website, www.nps.gov/plants/cw/watercolor/index.htm and the Chihuahuan Desert Network, as well as in The High Country News, and the Newsletter of the Native Plant Society of North America.
		In addition to its many caves, the Carlsbad Caverns National Park preserves one of the few protected portions of the northern Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem.
		With trailside workshops taking place each weekend, visitors and amateur and professional naturalists, artists, and writers will be converging at the park to participate in interactive workshops lead by professionals, to learn more about park flora, from wildflowers to desert cacti.
	www.ccgma.org /wildfl.htm (890 words)

	Lodging - Guadalupe Mountains National Park - US-Parks.com
		Van Horn, Texas is 65 miles south of Guadalupe Mountains National Park on Texas State Road 54 and Interstate 10.
		White's City is located 35 miles east of Guadalupe Mountains National Park on US Highway 62/180 at the entrance to Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
		El Paso, Texas is located 110 miles west of Guadalupe Mountains National Park on US Highway 62/180.
	www.us-parks.com /guadalupe/lodging.html (187 words)

	John F. Karpovich Travel Pictures - El Capitan in Guadalupe Mountains National Park
		El Capitan in Guadalupe Mountains National Park is the most photographed mountain in Texas.
		After being buried for millions of years, the land around the Guadalupe Mountains was pushed up and the overlying layers eroded away exposing the ancient remains of the reef.
		The range is the remains of a Permian Era coral reef that formed near the shores of an ancient sea.
	www.cs.virginia.edu /%7Ejfk3w/travel/gmnp_el_capitan1.html (118 words)

	DEVELOPMENT IN GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
		The Guadalupe Mountains National Park, which is loved by Texans for the high quality wilderness experience offered in its forested mountains and rugged desert lowlands, faces the looming threat of increased development within the park boundaries.
		The Guadalupe Mountains National Park is now accepting comments from citizens on how the park should be managed in the future.
		However, Park Service administrators who are currently in the process of developing a new management plan for the Guadalupe Mountains are under intense pressure from development interests in near by communities to allow extensive development within the park.
	www.rtis.com /reg/bcs/pol/touchstone/sept00/15quada.htm (348 words)

	NPCA Destination Finder
		Lofty peaks within this 86,000 acre park include the 8,749' summit of Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, and the massive limestone formation known as El Capitan.
		Backpack to Guadalupe Peak, hike around the base of El Capitan, up into the high country and across the top of the escarpment, and down into McKittrick Canyon.
		The lush confines of McKittrick Canyon are home to unique flora and fauna, and "The Bowl", located in a high-country conifer forest, is a significant park feature.
	syndication.getoutdoors.com /finder?id=npca&national_park=25 (161 words)

	TPWD: Davis Mountains State Park
		History: Davis Mountains State Park, 2708.9 acres in size, is located in Jeff Davis County, four miles northwest of Fort Davis, approximately halfway between Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Carlsbad Caverns, and Big Bend National Park.
		Within Davis Mountains State Park is the Indian Lodge, built by the (CCC) during the early 1930s.
		In 1961, the historic fort ruins were declared a National Historic Site, and a vast restoration/preservation program was initiated by the National Park Service.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /park/davis (857 words)

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