Hunter Peak

Photo: Rennett Stowe from USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

13.5km
Total Distance
817m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 13.5 km loop in Guadalupe Mountains National Park from the Pine Springs trailhead up the Bear Canyon Trail and down the Tejas Trail, with a short spur to the summit of Hunter Peak (2,553 m), the fifth-highest peak in the Guadalupe Mountains. The summit rises 2,500 feet (762 m) above Pine Spring Canyon in one mile, and its slopes carry ponderosa pine, southwestern white pine, Douglas-fir and juniper. The peak is named for J.C. Hunter, an early champion of the park who owned much of its land.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water
    at the start
Parking
72m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Surface
gravel

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes