Tallest Peak in Texas

[Nutriaitch]

This weekend I took a hike up to the top of the tallest mountain in Texas.
8,758' at the peak.





cool thing is at the monument up on the peak, I met a lady who was an Ohio State fan.
got the final score for the tOSU/Pedo State game while up there.

unfortunately, she was with a Tennessee fan.

 

[BuckBackHome]

Congrats! Next step is a 14er or two in CO.

 

[Zurp]

This weekend I took a hike up to the top of the tallest mountain in Texas.
8,758' at the peak.

Wow. That's about 100 times taller than I thought the highest peak in Texas was.

 

[Thump]

I thought this was it.

 

[AKAK]

Guadalupes are beautiful. Cool hike.

 

[Nutriaitch]

Congrats! Next step is a 14er or two in CO.

did a few in Colorado as a teen, but I'm not really counting those.
the ones we did had roads we drove up pretty close to top then a paved trail the rest of the way.

Wow. That's about 100 times taller than I thought the highest peak in Texas was.

Extreme West Texas has the Southern Rockies.
It's the very eastern edge of the Rockies, so they don't have the ones that tower up into the teens, but there are quite a few over 8,000'.

and you'd never guess that the desert is as high of an elevation as it is.
Midland/Odessa area is about as flat as you can imagine, but it's up around 3,000' above sea level.

 

[iambrutus]

and you'd never guess that the desert is as high on an elevation as it is.
Midland/Odessa are is about as flat as you can imagine, but it's up around 3,000' above sea level.

highest in Ohio is 1500' Campbell Hill

 

[Nutriaitch]

the view looking East from "the top of Texas"
edit: my bad, this looking mostly South.

 

[Nutriaitch]

highest in Ohio is 1500' Campbell Hill

highest in Louisiana is 535'
and we call it a "mountain"

 

[Nutriaitch]

Salt Flats and "crop circles" looking to the southwest before getting to the summit:

 

[iambrutus]

highest in Louisiana is 535'
and we call it a "mountain"

There are some areas in beaver creek state park (north east ohio - on the PA/WV boarder area) - that feels way more like mountains but the highest in that area is still only 1100ft (feels like 10k when you're fat and just ate a meal then try to climb it, LOL

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I don't see you up on that big pointy thing......so it kinda looks like you got almost to the tallest peak in Texas.

 

[Nutriaitch]

There are some areas in beaver creek state park (north east ohio - on the PA/WV boarder area) - that feels way more like mountains but the highest in that area is still only 1100ft (feels like 10k when you're fat and just ate a meal then try to climb it, LOL

the rate of climb is what determines how difficult the hike is.
on this trail you gain right around 3,000' over the course of 4.1 miles.
and the first mile and a half or so is freaking brutal.
the first mile goes up around 820'.
by the third mile you're going up "only" about 600'.
the last mile and a half is less than 300'

 

[Nutriaitch]

I don't see you up on that big pointy thing......so it kinda looks like you got almost to the tallest peak in Texas.

ok, so I didn't climb up onto the pointy thing.
just right next to it.

 

[BuckBackHome]

the rate of climb is what determines how difficult the hike is.
on this trail you gain right around 3,000' over the course of 4.1 miles.
and the first mile and a half or so is freaking brutal.
the first mile goes up around 820'.
by the third mile you're going up "only" about 600'.
the last mile and a half is less than 300'

Agree with this. I did Half Dome a few years back. The start of the hike was steep and all I could think was - "Did I make the right decision?" It settled down once we made it to the unpaved area. The part right before the cables was the worst though, due to the rocks you had to try and use at steps.

I am usually good with elevation until I hit around 10K, then I really feel it and slow down quite a bit.