Fool Mountain

Fool 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 Fool 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 Fool Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.51241, -98.72754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fool Mountain

• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~11 km · Must-see
• KBVO-TV (Llano) · attraction · Llano · ~30 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Martin Scott · fort · Gillespie · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park · park · Blanco · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wirtz Dam · lake · Burnet · ~47 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Dam · lake · Llano · ~50 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Cavern State Park · park · Burnet · ~50 km · Must-see
• Roy Inks Dam · lake · Llano · ~51 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Marble Falls · waterfall · Burnet · ~52 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~52 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake State Park · lake · Burnet · ~53 km · Must-see
• Max Starcke Dam · lake · Burnet · ~57 km · Must-see
• Old Tunnel State Park · park · Kendall · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Buchanan · lake · Burnet · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hairy Knob · viewpoint · Mason · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fool Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Fool Mountain

• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~11 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~30 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hairy Knob · viewpoint · Mason · ~67 km · Must-see
• Spy Rock · viewpoint · Mason · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~101 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~117 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~132 km · Must-see
• Medina Valley · viewpoint · Medina · ~137 km · Must-see

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