Peak · Texas
Enchanted Rock
Enchanted Rock rises to 560 m in Texas. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 560 m
How to reach it
Coordinates30.50647, -98.81880
- 6.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Turkey Peak: 0.3 mi
- Freshman Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Little Rock: 0.5 mi
- Buzzard's Roost: 0.7 mi
- Dutch Mountain: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Welgehausen Ranch: 4.5 mi
- Crabapple School: 4.7 mi
- St. John's Lutheran Church: 4.7 mi
- Site of Prairie Mountain School: 5.2 mi
- Robert F. Rowntree House: 5.4 mi
Parks: 13
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 16.2 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 16.3 mi
- Old Fair Park: 16.7 mi
- Fort Martin Scott: 17.9 mi
Museums: 9
- Pioneer Museum: 16.1 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 16.4 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 16.5 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 18.0 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Hickory Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Brockmann Point: 16.3 mi
- Welge Poing: 16.9 mi
- Indian Point: 18.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Rock Pasture Spring: 7.0 mi
- Cherry Spring: 9.6 mi
- Marschall Spring: 10.6 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 21.0 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- Canyons Off Road Park: 7.2 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 17.9 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Roos Falls: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Enchanted Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | SW 216° | 660 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WSW 252° | 608 m | 6.0 mi |
| County Line Hill | W 267° | 601 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cedarhead | S 186° | 595 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sagebiel Hills | WSW 252° | 594 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bell Mountain | SE 125° | 594 m | 7.2 mi |
| Nebo Mountain | SE 128° | 588 m | 6.2 mi |
| Andy Moore Mountain | SE 125° | 585 m | 11.0 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–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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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