Comanche Peak
Comanche Peak is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west, 23 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Travis County, Texas, United States of America
Wikidata Q31698281, matched on coordinates and name (492 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2021
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 28.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tom Hughes Park: 0.6 mi
- Hippie Hollow Park: 0.8 mi
- Bob Wentz Park: 1.7 mi
- Cypress Creek Park: 2.2 mi
- Sun Tree Park: 2.2 mi
- Anderson's Mill: 2.1 mi
- Old Turbine: 2.3 mi
- Jessica Hollis Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Hudson Bend: 3.3 mi
- Cypress School: 4.7 mi
- Protected Promise: 7.5 mi
- Blue Blood: 8.5 mi
- Wings: 8.9 mi
- Dancin': 8.9 mi
- Balancing Apple: 8.9 mi
- Comanche Peak: 0.3 mi
- Jollyville Plateau: 1.7 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Cat Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
- Prayer Garden: 7.8 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 8.8 mi
- Reagan Garden: 8.8 mi
- Our Lady's Prayer Garden: 9.1 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 8.7 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 8.7 mi
- Museum of Ice Cream: 8.7 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 9.1 mi
- Eanes History Center: 9.3 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 7.2 mi
- Texas paintball: 7.2 mi
- Lake Austin: 8.9 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 9.1 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 9.2 mi
- Small Falls: 2.9 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Link Falls: 5.8 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.1 mi
- Queen's Bath: 4.3 mi
- Seiders Spring: 10.1 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 10.6 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.9 mi
- Apple Spring: 11.3 mi
- Fern Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Seismic Wall: 11.9 mi
- Bird Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 17.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 13.1 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 14.1 mi
- Stone picnic table: 17.6 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Palm Valley: 17.8 mi
- New Sweden: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Comanche Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shovel Mountain | W 277° | 472 m | 22.6 mi |
| Shingle Hills | WSW 241° | 433 m | 14.7 mi |
| WildCat Mountain | NW 312° | 429 m | 22.1 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | SW 225° | 429 m | 22.9 mi |
| North Peak | NW 313° | 425 m | 22.9 mi |
| Tater Hill | NW 316° | 422 m | 19.4 mi |
| Boultinghouse Mountain | NW 311° | 418 m | 16.9 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | SW 219° | 406 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821453
Day trips start here
- Austin · 12 mi
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