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Wichita Mountains - Video footage of the area and a list of local activities and resources. United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Official Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Homepage; BikeUSA.com: Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge; America's Volcanic Past - Oklahoma; Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
The Wichita Forest Reserve was established by the United States General Land Office in Oklahoma on July 4, 1901, with 57,120 acres (231.2 km 2).After the transfer of federal forests to the U.S. Forest Service in 1905, it became a National Forest on March 4, 1907, as Wichita National Forest.
The Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge is located in southwestern Oklahoma, just north of the city of Lawton and Fort Sill. The area is located near Interstate 44, and is about 90 miles (145 km) from Oklahoma City. The Wildlife Refuge's proximity to Fort Sill means that the sound of artillery fire can often be heard by visitors and is ...
Partial plains interrupted by small mountain ranges like the Antelope Hills and the Wichita Mountains dot southwestern Oklahoma, and transitional prairie and woodlands cover the central portion of the state. The Ozark and Ouachita (pronounced Oh-Wa-Sheet-ah) Mountains rise from west to east over the state's eastern third, gradually increasing ...
The #RushFire in the Wichita Mountains of OK has grown to an est 12k+ acres and is within a Red Flag Warning today. The image below is from Oct 25, a day after the fire started. #okwx #okfire Data ...
Mount Pinchot is the highest peak in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge of Southwest Oklahoma at 2,476 feet (755 m) above sea level. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is located toward the western edge of the WMWR. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for the maintenance of the area.
Lake Jed Johnson, named for Jed Johnson (1888–1963), is third largest of thirteen small reservoirs in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma. Lawton, Oklahoma , southeast of the lake and the fourth largest city in the state, is the nearest major population center.
The project could save hundreds of acres and homes from future flooding.