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) 6,800 feet (2,073 m)
B) 9,000 feet (2,743 m)
C) 8,751 feet (2,667 m)
D) 7,500 feet (2,286 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) Humid subtropical
B) Tropical savanna
C) Mediterranean
D) Cold semi-arid (BSk)
  • 5. What is the plant hardiness zone on Guadalupe Peak?
A) 8a
B) 5c
C) 6a
D) 7b
  • 6. Which of these ecosystems is found in the park's canyon interiors?
A) Salt flats
B) Bigtooth maple and velvet ash
C) Creosote bushes
D) Ponderosa pine
  • 7. Which plant species is endemic to Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
A) Creosote bush
B) Honey mesquite
C) Ponderosa pine
D) Guadalupe Mountains violet (Viola guadalupensis)
  • 8. Which of these mammals is not found in the park?
A) Mountain lion
B) Gray fox
C) Javelina
D) Elk
  • 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) Limestone sinkholes
D) Ice 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) 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) McKittrick Canyon trailhead
B) Gypsum sand dunes
C) The ruins of a stagecoach station
D) A restored Frijole Ranch
  • 14. What is the primary use for Dog Canyon?
A) Hiking to Guadalupe Peak
B) Camping
C) Visiting a stone cabin
D) Accessing Gypsum sand dunes
  • 15. Who donated the land that became part of McKittrick Canyon in the park?
A) Wallace Pratt
B) Judge J.C. Hunter
C) Felix McKittrick
D) The Rader brothers
  • 16. What is found at Frijole Ranch today?
A) A vacation home
B) A livestock corral
C) A stagecoach station
D) A small museum of local history
  • 17. Which trail leads to Smith Spring?
A) Dog Canyon trail
B) McKittrick Canyon trail
C) The trailhead at Frijole Ranch
D) Guadalupe Peak Trail
  • 18. What is the approximate size of Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
A) 349.5 square kilometers
B) 86,367 acres
C) 46,850 acres
D) 134.9 square miles
  • 19. What is the name of the wilderness area designated by Congress in 1978?
A) Dog Canyon
B) McKittrick Canyon
C) 46,850 acres of the park
D) The entire Guadalupe Mountains National Park
  • 20. What was Pinery Station used for in the 1850s?
A) As a vacation home
B) For the Butterfield Overland Mail
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) 1960
B) 1858
C) September 1972
D) 1978
  • 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) 272–260 Mya
B) 19th century
C) 10,000 years
D) 16th century
  • 25. What type of vegetation did Mescalero Apaches harvest for food and fiber?
A) Pinyon pine
B) Gypsum
C) Douglas-fir
D) Agave (or mescal)
  • 26. Who were the first Europeans to arrive in the Guadalupe Mountains area?
A) American settlers
B) Mescalero Apaches
C) Butterfield Overland Mail
D) The Spanish
  • 27. What is located on the west side of the park near Dell City?
A) Frijole Ranch
B) Guadalupe Peak
C) Gypsum sand dunes
D) McKittrick Canyon
  • 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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