Shepherd Mountain

Shepherd 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 Shepherd 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 Shepherd Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.27382, -96.58192. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shepherd Mountain

• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Catholic Church · church · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Star of the Republic Museum · museum · Washington · ~52 km · Must-see
• George Bush Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Brazos · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~63 km · Must-see
• Brazos County Park · park · Brazos · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History · museum · Brazos · ~63 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• American Bodhi Center · Buddhist site · Waller · ~71 km · Must-see
• Burton High School · fort · Washington · ~13 km
• Burton Community · fort · Washington · ~13 km
• Burton State Bank · fort · Washington · ~13 km
• Burton Depot · fort · Washington · ~13 km
• Burton Farmers Gin · fort · Washington · ~13 km
• Nelms Lake Dam · lake · Washington · ~16 km
• Zuehlke Lake · lake · Washington · ~17 km
• Zuehlke Lake Dam · lake · Washington · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shepherd Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shepherd Mountain

• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~136 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~143 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Knobs · viewpoint · Lee · ~46 km
• Chalk Bluff · viewpoint · Fayette · ~59 km
• Clay Hill · viewpoint · Lee · ~70 km
• Red Hill · viewpoint · Austin · ~72 km
• Eland Rough · viewpoint · Milam · ~72 km
• Alley Hill · viewpoint · Colorado · ~86 km
• Caldwell Knob · viewpoint · Bastrop · ~108 km
• Blue Bonnet Hill · viewpoint · Walker · ~112 km

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