Jack Mountain

Jack Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jack Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Jack Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.09854, -98.16862. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jack Mountain

• Jacob's Well · cave · Hays · ~10 km · Must-see
• Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound · museum · Hays · ~18 km · Must-see
• Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Hays · ~24 km · Must-see
• Radha Madhav Dham · temple · Hays · ~27 km · Must-see
• Blanco State Park · sanctuary · Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~32 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Pool · waterfall · Travis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Austin Zoo · sanctuary · Travis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center · sanctuary · Travis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~40 km · Must-see
• Meadows Center for Water and the Environment · sanctuary · Hays · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park · park · Blanco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Greenbelt Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~49 km · Must-see
• Airmen's Cave · cave · Travis · ~49 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe River State Park · park · Comal · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Austin · lake · Travis · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wild Basin II Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~51 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jack Mountain

• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~70 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~83 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~118 km · Must-see
• Medina Valley · viewpoint · Medina · ~121 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~125 km · Must-see
• Chalk Bluff · viewpoint · Hays · ~18 km
• Eagle Mountain · viewpoint · Hays · ~18 km

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