May 04 2026
🏔️ Overview The Ouachita Mountains form a long succession of forested ridges, rocky summits, narrow valleys, clear streams, and scenic lakes across western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. Extending approximately 225 miles from east to west, the range is one of the most distinctive mountain regions between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. Unlike many …
Mar 31 2026
Last summer my friend and I took a road trip to see the Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and took in some fun roadside attractions along the way. We headed out from the Tulsa area at the end of August while it was still quite warm, but the blazing rays of the sun were …
Nov 10 2023
Mount Pinchot Rising from a landscape of ancient granite, mixed-grass prairie, oak woodland, and open sky, Mount Pinchot is one of the highest summits in Oklahoma’s rugged Wichita Mountains. Located within the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Oklahoma, the mountain reaches approximately 2,476.5 feet (754.8 meters) according to modern LiDAR-based Peakbagger data. That figure …
Nov 10 2023
Mount Scott Rising abruptly from the mixed-grass prairie of southwestern Oklahoma, Mount Scott is one of the most recognizable mountains in the Wichita Mountains and one of the easiest major summits in the state to visit. A paved three-mile road winds nearly to the top, giving visitors panoramic views across ancient granite peaks, prairie, lakes, …
