| This view of southern end of the Guadalupe Mountains from along the Texas Highway 54 south of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The highest elevation in Texas is Guadalupe Peak (elevation 8,751 feet) which is located just to the left of El Capitan. El Capitan is the peak with high, sun-lit cliff to the right of the center of the image. Click here (NPS, 2009) for a brief summary of the geologic history of the Guadalupe Mountains. Also, click here to see selected references about the Guadalupe Mountains region of Texas and New Mexico, including Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns National Parks). |
