In the foothills of the scenic Davis Mountains and 335 mi/540 km northwest of San Antonio, Fort Davis is quite a contrast to most Texas towns—it has mountain scenery (at 5,050 ft/1,540 m, it's the highest town in the state), low humidity and, even in the summer, gets wonderfully chilly at night.
Fort Davis grew up around a U.S. Army outpost established in 1854 at the crossroads of the Chihuahua Trail and the Butterfield Overland Mail Route.
Texas Highway 166 makes a 75-mi/120-km scenic loop around 8,382-ft/2,554-m Mount Livermore (the loop begins and ends in Fort Davis). This is among the nicest drives in west Texas—rolling hills, towering mountains and abundant wildlife, including pronghorn antelope.
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