A hiker was found dead New Year’s Eve on the Guadalupe Peak trail at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, read a news release from the National Park Service, amid high winds and frigid temperatures.

The news release did not share an official cause of death of the hiker. The Guadalupe Peak Trail is an 8.4-mile round trip hike with a 3,000-foot elevation gain to the summit of the highest point in ...

Enjoy some of the darkest skies in the state—camp out under the Milky Way and gaze up at the glittering expanse of stars. Catch vibrant fall foliage in McKittrick Canyon. Visit the fern-covered Smith ...

When it comes to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, the Guadalupe Peak Trail gets all the attention. I know it’s the highest ...

A hiker was found dead on New Year's Eve at Texas' Guadalupe Mountains National Park. In a release, the National Park Service said that it had been notified of a non-responsive hiker on the Guadalupe ...

Guadalupe Mountains National Park probably isn’t on your bucket list. With fewer than 220,000 visitors last year, it’s among America’s least-visited national parks, but it’s not for lack of sights.

The sunsets from the Peak Trail can be spectacular, but you don’t want to be this high up at sunset, unless you have a great headlamp. Hiking down in the dark takes away some of the enjoyment of the ...

Guadalupe Mountains National Park turns 50 this month. Read oursubscriber-exclusive story here. Guadalupe Mountains National Park's 50th anniversary occurs during the most popular time of year for ...

The view from the summit of Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Photo by Jrossz71. (Wikimedia Commons) A visitor at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park died while hiking on ...

With fewer than 220,000 visitors last year, it’s among America’s least-visited national parks, but it’s not for lack of sights. The West Texas gem is home to the highest point in the state, Guadalupe ...