The Top 14 Natural Monuments in the Guadalupe Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 14
beautiful natural monuments in the Guadalupe Mountains. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in the Guadalupe Mountains. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 13, 2025
Carlsbad Caverns in the Chihuahuan Desert has more than 119 caves with stunning cave formations. Some of them are open to hike in. There are two main trails to explore …
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A challenging hike up the old watershed involving some scrambling. The hikers stairs are easier to go up than down. But the end is worth the hike. The Devil's Hall …
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Also known as the "Top of Texas," Guadalupe Peak stands at 8,751 feet and is the highest point in the state of Texas. The summit hosts not only spectacular, panoramic …
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Smith Spring is an oasis in the desert. Surrounded by plants, the heavily vegetated Smith Spring stands in stark contrast to the surrounding dry, rocky desert. This is a fantastic …
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Extensive visitor center that should be your first stop when arriving at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Enjoy hands-on exhibits, a park film, gift shop, restaurant and book store.
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After more than 2km finally the longed-for white dunes. Nothing like White Sands, NM. Pretty much vegetation here, but still.
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This steep section of the Permian Reef Trail takes you up to the top of Wilderness Ridge through an ancient, fossilized reef known as the Capitan Reef. The trail was …
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The remote Bush Mountain is deep in the Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness and can only be accessed by hiking or horse-packing. Standing at 8,631 feet, Bush Mountain is the second highest …
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Hunter Peak stands at 8,368 feet and was named after two ranchers, J. C. Hunter and J. C. Hunter, Jr., who owned much of the land that is now a …
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Deep in McKittrick Canyon is a small, shaded spot that houses a small, unique-looking cave at the base of rounded cliff. There are a few wooden picnic tables near the …
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