Bush Mountain
Bush Mountain rises to 2,626 m in Texas. Guadalupe Peak stands 2,657 m to the south-southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlett Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 9.3 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Bush Mountain, at an elevation of 8,631 feet (2,631 m) is the second highest peak in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the Guadalupe Mountains of Culberson County, Bush Mountain is about 2.87 miles (4.62 km) northwest of Guadalupe Peak, its nearest higher neighbor. Its proximity to Guadalupe Peak gives Bush Mountain the 22nd greatest prominence of any mountain in Texas at 951 feet (290 m). Bush Mountain is within the Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and can only be accessed via hiking or horseback. Bush Mountain can be accessed via trailheads at both Pine Springs (6.7 miles (10.8 km) one way) and Dog Canyon in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and the Bush Mountain Trail passes over the summit of the mountain. The Bush Mountain Campground is located along the trail just below the southeast side of the summit, and the National Park Service has a radio repeater on the summit.
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Wikidata Q16849682, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,626 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
- 24.4 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
57 named places within 25 miles
- Bartlett Peak: 0.8 mi
- Shumard Peak: 1.6 mi
- Guadalupe Peak: 2.9 mi
- Hunter Peak: 3.1 mi
- Lost Peak: 3.2 mi
- Guadalupe Peak Monument: 2.9 mi
- The Pinery Butterfield Stage Station Ruins: 4.4 mi
- Ruins of "The Pinery" or "Pine Springs" Stage Stand: 4.5 mi
- Site of Conaway School: 5.6 mi
- Guadalupe Peak: 5.6 mi
- Smith Spring: 4.4 mi
- Choza Spring: 5.8 mi
- Soldier Spring: 6.9 mi
- Bell Spring: 7.2 mi
- Mary Spring: 13.3 mi
- Trail West Park: 18.8 mi
- Dell City Park: 19.1 mi
- Sitting Bull Falls: 24.3 mi
- Pine Springs Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Roadside picnic area: 4.9 mi
- Frijole Ranch Museum: 4.9 mi
- Alkali Lakes Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 10.9 mi
- Victoria's garden: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bush Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Peak | SSE 156° | 2,657 m | 2.9 mi |
| Shumard Peak | SSE 167° | 2,621 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bartlett Peak | S 187° | 2,590 m | 0.8 mi |
| Hunter Peak | ESE 111° | 2,517 m | 3.1 mi |
| El Capitan | SSE 160° | 2,458 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lost Peak | NNE 28° | 2,383 m | 3.2 mi |
| Deer Hill | NNE 23° | 2,135 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,114 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:33 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:23 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine Springs, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jan; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1353404 — Bush Mountain, Culberson County, Texas.
OpenStreetMap element node/356730186
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