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The Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, a favorite for hikers and rock climbers in the region, is located adjacent to Cache, Medicine Park, Indiahoma, and historic Meers, and is a short drive from Lawton and Walters.
Meers is an unincorporated community located on State Highway 115 in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States, in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains.In 1901, Meers was founded as a gold prospecting town where it was named in honor of mine operator Andrew J. Meers from Cherokee County, Georgia.
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.
Meers Mining Camp: January 20, 1978 : 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Lawton: Lawton: Former mining town, reduced to a rural neighborhood outside the Wichita Mountains. The Meers Store & Restaurant is still open, and noted for its hamburgers. 31
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 ...
Meers Fault is a fault in Oklahoma that extends from Kiowa County to Comanche County. It is marked by a 22–26 kilometers (14–16 mi) long conspicuous fault scarp but the fault extends beyond the ends of this scarp. The Meers fault is part of a group of faults that lie between the Anadarko Basin and the Wichita Mountains.
Mount Scott (Comanche: Pisaroya, "Big Mountain") [4] is a prominent mountain just to the northwest of Lawton, Oklahoma rising to a height of 2,464 feet (751 m) [5] and is located in the Wichita Mountains near Fort Sill Military Reservation and lies in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge (WMWR).
After leaving the refuge, SH-115 passes through the town of Meers. For the remainder of its time in Comanche County, the highway follows an irregular northwest heading as it passes through the Wichita Mountains. [3] Through the mountains, its winding route keeps the speed limit at 55 miles per hour (89 kilometres per hour). [2]