Comanche Peak

Known as a prominent Native American and pioneer landmark, Comanche Peak is actually a mesa. The peak rises 1,229 feet above sea level. The peak may have had ceremonial value for local tribes or have been a lookout point for game and enemies. A Comanche trail crossed Hood County in this vicinity. In 1846, pioneers and Native Americans en route to the so-called "peak" for a meeting almost failed to find it because of its flat top. Later settlers held dances here and students from Add-Ran College had picnics at the peak. Boys also hunted wolves and rattlesnakes among caves and rocks on the top. (1969)

Comanche Peak is a historical marker in Granbury, Hood County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Hood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3870, -97.7841 near Granbury. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rough Creek (cemetery), about 2.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wright-Henderson-Duncan House, James Hogan Doyle and Mary Kate Stringfellow Doyle, and Wright-Henderson-Duncan House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5221000993. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.