Guadalupe Mountains

The Guadalupe Mountains are a mountain range located in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The range includes the highest summit in Texas, Guadalupe Peak, and the "signature peak" of West Texas, El Capitan. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1958x1339, 2472 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Guadalupe Mountains Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1958x1339, 2472 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Guadalupe Mountains Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in Texas. ... El Capitan is a peak in Texas, USA. It lies within the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. ...

The range lies southeast of the Sacramento Mountains and east of Brokeoff Mountains, extends north-northwest and northeast from Guadalupe Peak in Texas into New Mexico, 16km (10 miles) southwest of Carlsbad. It is bounded on the north by Four Mile Canyon; on the east by the valley of the Pecos River; and on the west by Piñon Creek, Big Dog Canyon, Valley Canyon, Middle Dog Canyon and West Dog Canyon. Sacramento Mountains an eastern extension of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern New Mexico into West Texas. ... the traditional English name for the city and spa Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Carlsbad, California Carlsbad, New Mexico, with Carlsbad Caverns National Park nearby Carlsbad, Texas ... The Pecos River rises in northern New Mexico, USA, and flows for 926 miles (1,480 km) through the eastern portion of that state and neighboring Texas before it empties into the Rio Grande near Del Rio. ...

For detail on the area's geology, see Delaware Basin. The Delaware Basin in West Texas and southern New Mexico is famous for holding large oil fields and for exposing a fossilized reef. ...

See also

• Guadalupe Mountains National Park

El Capitan in 1899.