Mount Pinchot (Oklahoma)

Mount Pinchot
Mount Pinchot Mount Pinchot's location in Oklahoma.
Elevation	2,476 ft (755 m) [1]
Location
Location	Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Range	Wichita Mountains
Coordinates	34°47′58″N 98°46′21″W / 34.79944°N 98.7725°W / 34.79944; -98.7725Coordinates: 34°47′58″N 98°46′21″W / 34.79944°N 98.7725°W / 34.79944; -98.7725
Geology
Type	Igneous[2]
Age of rock	Cambrian Period[2]

For the Mount Pinchot (California), see Sierra Crest.

Mount Pinchot is the highest peak in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge of Southwest Oklahoma at 2,476 feet (755 m) above sea level. It is located toward the western edge of the WMWR. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for the maintenance of the area. Mount Pinchot is located within the Wildlife Refuge's Special Use Area and is closed to the public. Special wildlife viewing tours are offered by the Refuge which take participants very near the base of the mountain.

The highest peak in the Wichita Mountains (including areas outside the Refuge) is Haley Peak, at 2,481 ft (756 m). Haley Peak (officially unnamed) is located on private property just outside the NW corner of the Refuge. [Haley Peak Elevation information from records stored at USGS/NSDI Standards Team/NGTOC III/Mid-Continent Mapping Center/Rolla MO.]

References

1. ^ "Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge". US Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/oklahoma/wichitamountains/faq.html#trails. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "America's Volcanic Past: Oklahoma". US Geological Survey. http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/VolcanicPast/Places/volcanic_past_oklahoma.html. Retrieved 2008-05-26.