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Window

A 1.8-mile out-and-back in Texas, with 505 ft of climbing. Reaches Window Springs and other spring/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.

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Length
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
505 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
17%
Steepest mile
+282 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
National Park Service

Elevation profile

4,438 – 4,935 ft1

The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.6. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Window

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Window - Group Camp access. 29.27500, -103.30567 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:29 a.m., the sun rises at 7:53 a.m. and sets at 7:24 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:48 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 30 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:44 a.m. — 9 h 40 min before sunset.

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