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