The Hood County landmark known as Comanche Peak is actually a broad mesa located about five miles south of present day Granbury, Texas. In the nineteenth century a band of Comanches known as the Penatekas, or Honey-Eaters, roamed the area west of the Cross Timbers, generally between the headwaters of the Colorado and Brazos rivers. Comanche Peak, the highest point in Hood County, was a meeting and ceremonial site for both the Comanches and other Native Americans for thousands of years prior to European contact in this area.