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El Capitan

Summit in Guadalupe Mountains NP, Chihuahuan Desert near Pine Springs, TX

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El Capitan is a peak in Culberson County, Texas, located within Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The 10th highest peak in Texas at 8,085 ft (2464 m), El Capitan is part of the Guadalupe Mountains, an exposed portion of a Permian-era reef uplifted and exposed by tectonic activity during the late Cretaceous period. The southern terminus of the Guadalupe Mountains, El Capitan looms over U.S. 62/180, where its imposing height and stark outline have made it one of the iconic images of the Trans-Pecos to generations of travelers.

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Bell Canyon Formation (TXPbc;0)

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Bell Canyon Formation

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