Guadalupe Peak

hawaiiantaz has not uploaded any photos with this log entry.
User: hawaiiantaz - 3/28/2008

Location: Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Rating: 5stars
Difficulty: 5stars  Solitude: 5stars
Miles Hiked: 9.45 Miles  Elapsed Time: 8 hours, 34 minutes

Comments:

We started at an elevation of 5,870 feet and hiked to the peak (8,762 feet).  The trail starts at the Pine Springs Campsite.  The trail started off dirt/grass and eventually becomes dirt/grass, rocky, and stair-step layers of rock with many switchbacks and occassional shady trees.... the day we hike, the temperature was in the 70s and the winds were mild (we were told the winds topped 100 mph the previous weeks).  The view from the top of the peak was absolutely breathtaking.  At the summit, there is a small monument honoring the 100th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental mail route... don't forget to sign the visitors book!! 



Area around Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Recommended Item
Recommended Item Hiking Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks
Bill Schneider
Your price: $16.99 Buy Now
As the first and only comprehensive hiking guide to all 130 miles of trails in these two national parks, this book features Carlsbad's improved above-ground hiking trail system as well as routes in the caverns and Guadalupe's wild backcountry. It also includes written trail descriptions, elevation charts, photos, and detailed topographic maps. Hiking Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Park is packed with all the information you need to plan your next trip in these two uncrowded and remote national parks.