Superintendent
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
H.C. 60 Box 400
Salt Flat, TX 79847-9400
(915) 828-3251
Web Site: www.nps.gov/gumo
Truly
a geological wonder, Guadalupe Mountains National Park in northwestern
Texas consists of mountains containing an ancient marine fossil
reef. The reef was formed about 250 million years ago when this
part of Texas was covered by a vast tropical ocean. Today travelers
wonder at the grandeur of 8,085 foot El Capitan as they pass by
on the highway.