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