The Mount Cristo Rey Area
The slideshow above shows pictures of the hike up Mount Cristo rey witch is located at the juncture of three states, Texas, New Mexico and Chihuahua as well as two country the United States and Mexico. 200 feet from the international boundary line of the republic of mexico and the united states. The 200 plus acres making the top of Mount Cristo rey were bought for the El Paso Diocese by the Most Reverend Bishop Metzger. The mountain itself, made of volcanic rock, is very unique in the scenery of the Southwest area. Although it is lower than its surrounding peaks, its isolation makes it visible for miles around. Although it was used for many different cultures in history, long before that, it had never been inhabited, as Father Costa put it, "by persons or beasts" due to its relative inaccessibility.
On October 28, 1933, the eve of the feast of Christ the King, Father Costa with a group of members from the Smelter Church Parish and some Boy Scouts climbed the very difficult and accended to the top peak of Mount Cristo rey. Three days before, that trip was thought to be just a normal climb up the mountain. What was meaningless then, eventually turned out to be the beginning of steps toward the completion of Father Costas dream. this dream eventually resulted in the creation of the giant cross on Mount Cristo rey.