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Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
- Established
- 1984
- Acreage
- 1,644 · Originally 1,644 acres; expanded by 3,073 acres in January 2025 to ~4,717 acres
- Location
- Llano and Gillespie Counties, TX ~17 miles north of Fredericksburg (Texas Hill Country)
- Key features
- Enchanted Rock — a 425-ft-tall pink granite batholith (the largest pink granite monadnock in the U.S.); vernal pools; Native American archaeological sites
- Activities
- Hiking, rock climbing, bouldering, primitive backpacking and camping, stargazing, geology study, photography
- Notable
- Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971; the dome is the largest pink granite monadnock in the United States and rises 425 ft above the surrounding terrain
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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-08