Guadalupe Mountains National Park
  • 1. What is the highest point in Texas?
A) Brokeoff Mountain
B) Guadalupe Peak
C) El Capitan
D) Sacramento Peak
  • 2. How high is Guadalupe Peak above sea level?
A) 8,751 feet (2,667 m)
B) 7,500 feet (2,286 m)
C) 9,000 feet (2,743 m)
D) 6,800 feet (2,073 m)
  • 3. Which mountain range lies southeast of the Guadalupe Mountains?
A) Delaware Mountains
B) Carlsbad Caverns
C) Sacramento Mountains
D) Brokeoff Mountains
  • 4. What type of climate does Guadalupe Mountains National Park have?
A) Humid subtropical
B) Cold semi-arid (BSk)
C) Tropical savanna
D) Mediterranean
  • 5. What is the plant hardiness zone on Guadalupe Peak?
A) 7b
B) 6a
C) 8a
D) 5c
  • 6. Which of these ecosystems is found in the park's canyon interiors?
A) Ponderosa pine
B) Salt flats
C) Bigtooth maple and velvet ash
D) Creosote bushes
  • 7. Which plant species is endemic to Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
A) Guadalupe Mountains violet (Viola guadalupensis)
B) Honey mesquite
C) Ponderosa pine
D) Creosote bush
  • 8. Which of these mammals is not found in the park?
A) Mountain lion
B) Elk
C) Gray fox
D) Javelina
  • 9. What type of caves are prominent in the Guadalupe Mountains?
A) Ice caves
B) Volcanic caves
C) Limestone sinkholes
D) Large cave systems like Carlsbad Caverns and Lechuguilla Cave
  • 10. Which bird is known for its speed in the park?
A) Chickadee
B) Woodpecker
C) Peregrine falcon
D) Hummingbird
  • 11. Which city is east of Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
A) Carlsbad, New Mexico
B) Dell City, Texas
C) El Paso, Texas
D) Van Horn, Texas
  • 12. What landmark did travelers use on the route followed by the Butterfield Overland Mail?
A) El Capitan
B) Dog Canyon
C) Pine Springs
D) Guadalupe Peak
  • 13. What is located near Pine Springs visitor center?
A) McKittrick Canyon trailhead
B) The ruins of a stagecoach station
C) A restored Frijole Ranch
D) Gypsum sand dunes
  • 14. What is the primary use for Dog Canyon?
A) Visiting a stone cabin
B) Camping
C) Accessing Gypsum sand dunes
D) Hiking to Guadalupe Peak
  • 15. Who donated the land that became part of McKittrick Canyon in the park?
A) Judge J.C. Hunter
B) Wallace Pratt
C) Felix McKittrick
D) The Rader brothers
  • 16. What is found at Frijole Ranch today?
A) A small museum of local history
B) A livestock corral
C) A stagecoach station
D) A vacation home
  • 17. Which trail leads to Smith Spring?
A) The trailhead at Frijole Ranch
B) Guadalupe Peak Trail
C) McKittrick Canyon trail
D) Dog Canyon trail
  • 18. What is the approximate size of Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
A) 134.9 square miles
B) 46,850 acres
C) 86,367 acres
D) 349.5 square kilometers
  • 19. What is the name of the wilderness area designated by Congress in 1978?
A) The entire Guadalupe Mountains National Park
B) McKittrick Canyon
C) 46,850 acres of the park
D) Dog Canyon
  • 20. What was Pinery Station used for in the 1850s?
A) For the Butterfield Overland Mail
B) As a vacation home
C) As a livestock corral
D) As a visitor center
  • 21. What is the significance of Wallace Pratt Lodge and House (Ship on the Sea)?
A) They are located in Dog Canyon
B) They served as a stagecoach station
C) They are part of Frijole Ranch
D) They were summer homes built by Wallace Pratt
  • 22. When was Guadalupe Mountains National Park formally opened to the public?
A) 1978
B) September 1972
C) 1858
D) 1960
  • 23. Which trail leads to a stone cabin built in the early 1930s?
A) McKittrick Canyon trail
B) Guadalupe Peak Trail
C) Gypsum sand dunes path
D) Dog Canyon trail
  • 24. What is the age of the Guadalupe Mountains as estimated by the International Commission on Stratigraphy?
A) 272–260 Mya
B) 10,000 years
C) 19th century
D) 16th century
  • 25. What type of vegetation did Mescalero Apaches harvest for food and fiber?
A) Gypsum
B) Pinyon pine
C) Agave (or mescal)
D) Douglas-fir
  • 26. Who were the first Europeans to arrive in the Guadalupe Mountains area?
A) Mescalero Apaches
B) American settlers
C) Butterfield Overland Mail
D) The Spanish
  • 27. What is located on the west side of the park near Dell City?
A) McKittrick Canyon
B) Guadalupe Peak
C) Gypsum sand dunes
D) Frijole Ranch
  • 28. What is the purpose of the public corral available by reservation?
A) For hiking
B) For livestock
C) For picnicking
D) For camping
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