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