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Mount Pinchot
Mount Pinchot is the highest peak in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge of Southwest Oklahoma at 2,476 feet (755 m) above sea level. It is located near the western edge of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
Mount Pinchot is located within the Special Use Area of the Wildlife Refuge and is closed to the public. Special wildlife viewing tours are offered by the Refuge which take participants very near the base of the Mount Pinchot.
The highest peak in the Wichita Mountains is Haley Peak at 2481 feet and is located on private property just outside the NW corner of the Refuge.
Mount Pinchot was named in honor of Gifford Pinchot who served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for the maintenance of the area.
Mount Pinchot
Coordinates: 34.799444, -98.7725
Elevation: 2476 feet (755 m)
Prominence: 586 feet (286 m)
Nearest City: Cache, Oklahoma
Summmits: Mount Pinchot
Best route to top: Foot travel only
Last Eruption: About 500 million year old
Age of Rock: 485-541 million year old, Early Paleozoic,
Cambian Period.
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