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Guadalupe Peak Stats
#1 · April 16, 2021, 10:09 pm
Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in Texas and stands at 8,749 ft. above sea level. This elevation puts Guadalupe Peak at position 14 for the highest points in the United States. The peak prominence for Guadalupe Peak is 3,029 ft. and its isolation is 72.64 miles.
Also known as Signal Peak, Guadalupe's summit has a stainless steel pyramid erected by American Airlines in 1958 to commodate the 100th anniversary of the Butterfield Overland Mail route passes at the base of the peak.