Mount Bonnell 'highest point' myth

Mount Bonnell is a prominent scenic overlook above the Colorado River that long appeared in guidebooks and popular accounts as the highest point in Texas. Topographic surveys and geographic records show that Mount Bonnell is not the highest point in Texas (Guadalupe Peak holds that distinction), so the earlier claim is a locally persistent myth. The mistaken label as the state's highest point is part of Austin tall‑tale lore and has been corrected in official maps and geological data.