ographical ▁feature , ▁the ▁mountains ▁are ▁visible ▁from ▁a ▁great ▁distance , ▁and ▁feature ▁command ing ▁views ▁from ▁their ▁to ps . ▁ ▁Their ▁prom in ence ▁has ▁long ▁made ▁them ▁important ▁regional ▁land marks , ▁d ating ▁back ▁at ▁least ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁when ▁Jose ▁Mar es ▁opened ▁a ▁trail ▁from ▁San ▁Antonio ▁to ▁Santa ▁Fe ; ▁there after , ▁the ▁mountains ▁were ▁way mark ers ▁" for ▁every ▁west ward ▁expedition ▁and ▁a ▁rende z vous ▁for ▁buff alo ▁hun ters ." ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁c ited ▁by ▁the ▁surve ying ▁party ▁of ▁Rand olph ▁B . ▁Mar cy ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁ ▁Although ▁p aved ▁roads ▁do ▁not ▁lead ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁mountains , ▁they ▁are ▁accessible ▁via ▁p aved ▁Farm ▁to ▁Market ▁Ro ads ▁ 2 2 1 1 ▁and ▁ 6 1 0 ▁and ▁d irt ▁county ▁roads ; ▁a ▁ste ep ▁d irt ▁road ▁leads ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁pair ▁of ▁mountains . ▁ ▁A ▁prominent ▁radio ▁tower ▁stands ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁time , ▁Com anche ▁leader ▁Qu an ah ▁Parker ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁lived ▁on ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁mountains , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁source , ▁the ▁mountains ▁were ▁once ▁a ▁sacred ▁place ▁to ▁the ▁Com an ches . ▁ ▁Town ▁of ▁Double ▁Mountain ▁A ▁town ▁of ▁Double ▁Mountain ▁once ▁existed ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁hills . ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1