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Natural PlacesSite Name: Enchanted RockCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 211.118 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Southwest Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: San Antonio Nearest Village: Fredericksburg
Latitude: 30.504400N Longitude: 98.8186W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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One imagines the first Texans were as awestruck by Enchanted Rock as people are today. The huge pink granite dome rises 600 feet above much shorter rolling hills. Guides to the area attribute part of the mystique of Enchanted Rock to the sounds it makes. After long hot summer days the rock groans, creaks, and moans as it cools down at night.
Stone tool finds indicate that central Texas has been inhabited by man for over 10,000 years. The Tonkawa people who lived here when the Spanish first came into the area believed the rock to be frequented by the spirits of warriors, who appeared as ghostly flames. The Tonkawa were displaced in later times by the Comanche and the Apache, both groups holding the rock in great reverence and awe.
A Texas Natural Area, the site is so popular with hikers that on weekends during good weather the admission to the site is limited to help prevent damage to the fragile ecosystems that surround the dome. Camping and picnicking areas are available. The site is very popular with bird watchers. When we visited in April, spring rains filled shallow creek beds surrounding the rock, and all low places were covered in short, fresh green and tiny wildflowers. Late into drier periods, pools as small as a bootprint remain and support fairy shrimp and tiny plants.
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