Enchanted Rock
Enchanted Rock is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Rock, a peak 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Rock: 0.5 mi
- Turkey Peak: 0.7 mi
- Freshman Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Buzzard's Roost: 1.2 mi
- Dutch Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Welgehausen Ranch: 3.8 mi
- Crabapple School: 3.9 mi
- St. John's Lutheran Church: 4.0 mi
- Site of Prairie Mountain School: 5.7 mi
- Robert F. Rowntree House: 5.9 mi
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 15.5 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 15.6 mi
- Old Fair Park: 16.0 mi
- Fort Martin Scott: 17.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 15.4 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 15.7 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 15.7 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 17.3 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 19.5 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Brockmann Point: 16.2 mi
- Welge Poing: 16.7 mi
- Indian Point: 17.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 6.4 mi
- Cherry Spring: 9.2 mi
- Marschall Spring: 9.9 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 21.4 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 23.8 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 6.8 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 17.1 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 22.2 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Roos Falls: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Enchanted Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | SW 218° | 660 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WSW 258° | 608 m | 5.8 mi |
| County Line Hill | W 271° | 601 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cedarhead | S 186° | 595 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sagebiel Hills | W 260° | 594 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bell Mountain | ESE 119° | 594 m | 6.9 mi |
| Nebo Mountain | ESE 122° | 588 m | 5.8 mi |
| Andy Moore Mountain | ESE 121° | 585 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403618121
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