- Glass Mountains
:otheruses|Glass MountainThe Glass Mountains or Gloss Mountains are a series of
mesas inMajor County, Oklahoma , stretching west along US Highway 412 from Orienta south of theCimarron River . The name comes from the sparklingselenite crystals on the slopes and tops of the mesas.In
1875 , a transcription error by a mapmaker resulted in the name "Gloss Mountains" which is still a somewhat common name for the mountains., [Burchardt, Bill: "Our Treasure in Trust: The Glass Mountains", Oklahoma Today Magazine, 1970, reprinted 2004 by Major County Economic Development Corporation]The state of Oklahoma operates a state park six miles west of Orienta on a mesa along Highway 412. The park allows climbers to hike to the top of the mesa via a path and stairs. Picnic tables have been installed, and a pond known as Rattlesnake Lake is nearby.
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* [http://www.okmajordev.org/glass_mountains.htm The Glass Mountains" Major Co.]
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