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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.
At 2,464 ft (751 m) Mount Scott is the second highest mountain within the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge boundary. Mount Pinchot in the Special Use Area [ a ] is 12 feet (4 m) taller. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A paved road leads to the summit of Mount Scott, offering views of the granite promontories to the west, the wind farm on the Slick Hills ...
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 ...
Refuge Manager Amber Zimmerman said there have not been any impacts to public use facilities, the visitor center or the parallel forest.
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.
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Oklahoma: East of I-35, north of I-44 and on the east side of Lake Arcadia in Edmond: Managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for public and school education. [8] Closed to All Hunting, with limited exceptions. [9] Coordinates 35.623931, -97.389394 Atoka WMA [10] Atoka: 6,440 acres (2,610 ha)
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.