Nine Miles West is the Enchanted Rock
Nine Miles West is the Enchanted Rock is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Bell Mountain stands 594 m to the south, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowie Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bowie Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Fool Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Potato Hill: 3.3 mi
- Youngblood Hills: 3.3 mi
- Oxford Cemetery: 4.2 mi
- Enchanted Rock: 7.6 mi
- Six Mile School: 9.5 mi
- Six Mile Cemetery: 9.7 mi
- Robert F. Rowntree House: 10.3 mi
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 7.0 mi
- Robinson City Park: 14.2 mi
- Leonard Grenwelge County Park: 14.5 mi
- Badu Park: 14.7 mi
- Packsaddle Elementary School Playground: 17.2 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 14.4 mi
- Llano County Museum: 14.7 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 21.0 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 21.0 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 21.1 mi
- Click: 7.9 mi
- Eckert: 9.1 mi
- Bettina: 18.5 mi
- Blumenthal: 22.3 mi
- Zodiac: 22.6 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Black Rock: 21.1 mi
- Brockmann Point: 23.4 mi
- Welge Poing: 24.1 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 13.4 mi
- Marschall Spring: 13.6 mi
- Cherry Spring: 16.8 mi
- Williams Spring: 21.8 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 24.9 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 14.4 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 22.0 mi
- Observation Tower: 23.1 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Roos Falls: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Nine Miles West is the Enchanted Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Mountain | S 187° | 594 m | 6.7 mi |
| Sagebiel Hills | WSW 250° | 594 m | 12.0 mi |
| Nebo Mountain | SSW 197° | 588 m | 6.6 mi |
| Andy Moore Mountain | SSE 166° | 585 m | 9.1 mi |
| Putman Mountain | W 270° | 570 m | 12.1 mi |
| Dungeon Mountain | S 178° | 567 m | 7.0 mi |
| Prairie Mountain | W 279° | 563 m | 9.5 mi |
| Enchanted Rock | WSW 249° | 560 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:02 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452327279
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