Guadalupe Peak, also known as Signal Peak, is the highest natural point in

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, with an elevation of above

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. It is located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and is part of the

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range in southeastern

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. The mountain is about east of El Paso and about southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The peak rises more than above the arid floor of the

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Trail and summit

The peak can be climbed by a maintained stony trail ( each way) with a 3,000 feet elevation gain at any time of the year. The trail is part of the network of hiking trails in the surrounding national park. A stainless steel pyramid marks the summit. It was erected by

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in 1958 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the

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, a stagecoach route that passed south of the mountain. One side of the pyramid has the American Airlines logo. The second side displays a U.S. Postal Service tribute to the Pony Express Riders of the Butterfield Stage. The third side displays a compass with the logo of the

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Gallery

File:ViewWestFromTopOfGuadalupePeakTexas.JPG, View west from top of peak. File:ViewWestFromGuadalupePeak13October2012.JPG, Salt Flats from summit. File:GuadalupeMountainsInEveningLight13October2012.JPG, Guadalupe Mountains in sunset. File:GuadalupePeakTexasHikingTrail13October2012.JPG, Hiking trail up the peak. File:GuadalupePeakCampground13October2012.JPG, High elevation (8100 ft) campground near summit. File:RuralCulbersonCountyTexasFromGuadalupePeak13October2012.JPG, Culberson County, Texas, from the summit. File:GuadalupePeakTexasOctober2012.JPG, The pyramid at the summit.

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Trail and summit

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