Guadalupe Pass (Texas)

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Guadalupe Pass
Elevation 5,424 ft (1,653 m)
Traversed byUS 62.svg US 62 , US 180.svg US 180
Location Culberson County, Texas, United States
Range Guadalupe Mountains

Guadalupe Pass is a mountain pass in Culberson County, Texas. It is located just outside of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas and is traversed by U.S. Highway 62-180 connecting El Paso, Texas with Carlsbad, New Mexico. [1]

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