Description: Vintage Snapshot Ephemera Photo Historic Places Guadalupe Peak Mountains National Park TX 1967 TEXAS Guadalupe Peak, also known as Signal Peak,[3] is the highest natural point in Texas,[4] with an elevation of 8,751 feet (2,667 m) above sea level.[1] 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 90 miles (140 km) east of El Paso and about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The peak rises more than 3,000 feet (910 m) above the arid floor of the Chihuahuan Desert. Trail and summitThe peak can be climbed at any time of the year by a maintained stony trail (4.25 miles or 6.8 kilometers each way) with a 3,000-foot (910 m) elevation gain.[5] 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. ****************************************FREE SHIPPING ON EACH ADDITIONAL PURCHASE******************************************** OCTOBER BIN
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Signed: No
Size: 3.5 x 3.5 In.
Custom Bundle: No
Image Color: Color
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Unframed
Vintage: Yes
Type: Photograph
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
