Guadalupe Peak, also known as Signal Peak, is the highest natural point in Texas, with an elevation of above sea level. It is located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and is part of the Guadalupe Mountains range in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. The mountain is about east of El Paso and about southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The peak rises more than above the arid floor of the Chihuahuan Desert. Trail and summit The peak can be climbed by a maintained stony trail ( each way) with a 3,000 feet elevation gain at any time of the year. The trail is part of the network of hiking trails in the surrounding national park. A stainless steel pyramid marks the summit. It was erected by American Airlines in 1958 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Butterfield Overland Mail, a stagecoach route that passed south of the mountain. One side of the pyramid has the American Airlines logo. The second side displays a U.S. Postal Service tribute to the Pony Express Riders of the Butterfield Stage. The third side displays a compass with the logo of the Boy Scouts of America. A hiker was found dead on New Year's Eve 2022, as there were wind gusts of more than 50 miles per hour and wind chills were "well below freezing" that day, according to the release. "At nearly 9,000 feet above sea level, Guadalupe Peak is a mountain environment with associated risks not found elsewhere in Texas," the park said, noting that the hike is a "very strenuous, 8.4 mile round trip hike with a 3,000 foot elevation gain" to the highest point in the state. Gallery See also List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of the United States List of U.S. states by elevation References External links Mountains of Texas Highest points of United States national parks Landforms of Culberson County, Texas Guadalupe Mountains National Park Highest points of U.S. states North American 2000 m summits