Mount Sharp

Mount Sharp: 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 Mount Sharp

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 Mount Sharp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.10021, -98.21224. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Sharp

• Jacob's Well · cave · Hays · ~14 km · Must-see
• Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound · museum · Hays · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blanco State Park · sanctuary · Blanco · ~26 km · Must-see
• Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Hays · ~29 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~31 km · Must-see
• Radha Madhav Dham · temple · Hays · ~32 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Pool · waterfall · Travis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Austin Zoo · sanctuary · Travis · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center · sanctuary · Travis · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park · park · Blanco · ~43 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~44 km · Must-see
• Meadows Center for Water and the Environment · sanctuary · Hays · ~45 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe River State Park · park · Comal · ~47 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Greenbelt Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Travis · lake · Travis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Airmen's Cave · cave · Travis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Dam · lake · Travis · ~55 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Sharp

• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~69 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~81 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~92 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~113 km · Must-see
• Medina Valley · viewpoint · Medina · ~117 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~125 km · Must-see
• Big Head Mountain · viewpoint · Comal · ~21 km
• Eagle Mountain · viewpoint · Hays · ~21 km

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