The highest point in Texas at 8,751 feet on a rocky ridge over a vast Permian reef, on the Guadalupe Peak hike. 8.4 miles, 3,000 feet, extreme summit wind.
You can camp about a mile below the summit, but you have to carry everything up the climb yourself.
Guadalupe Peak is a place of extremes, and there have been deaths here both in winter and in summer.
If the trailhead parking at 1 is full, park at the Visitor Center (2) and walk up the road to the trail, which adds another mile or so to the hike.
The actual trailhead is past the Visitor Center at the Pine Springs Trailhead parking lot.
Your first stop should be the Visitor Center, where you can pay the entrance fee, view interpretive displays, use restrooms, and visit the gift store.
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