Near Kenton in Cimarron County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Highest Point in Oklahoma
South · Texas 31 miles due south
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 6, 2023
1. Highest Point in Oklahoma Marker
Highest point in Oklahoma 4972.97 feet above the sea as determined by a survey ordered by Governor Johnston Murray and completed May 9, 1954 by Oklahoma Highway Department under direction of C.A. Stoldt Director, G.H. Bittle Chemical Engineer, and G.H. Stout Engineer Professional Surveyor.
Survey Party - W.N McLaughlin Chief, C.D. Son, James Berry, E.M. Gladney, F.E Hill, H.C. Husted, H.C. Husted, A.R. Irwin.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1954.
Location. 36° 55.913′ N, 102° 59.871′ W. Marker is near Kenton, Oklahoma, in Cimarron County. It can be reached from Black Mesa Road 5 miles north of Oklahoma Highway 325. Directions are to the trailhead for the Bleak Mesa Trail. It is a 4 miles hike down the Black Mesa Trail to the Marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kenton OK 73946, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Oklahoma Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, on the High Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Dust Bowl, the Louisiana Purchase, the Republic of Texas, and Cimmaron Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rocks Reveal Jurassic Life (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cimarron County (approx. 2½ miles away); Black Mesa Nature Preserve (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Santa Fe Trail (approx. 14.6 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 14.6 miles away); Fort Nichols (approx. 14.7 miles away).
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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 6, 2023
2. Highest Point in Oklahoma Marker · West
New Mexico 1299 feet due west. Los Angeles 895 miles. This is the highest point in Oklahoma 4972.97 feet above the sea.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 6, 2023
3. Highest Point in Oklahoma Marker · North
Colorado 4.7 miles due north.
This obelisk of Native Oklahoma Indian Head Granite quarried and finished by Granite Monument Wks. Granite Oklahoma. Designed by J.R. Willis.
Highest point in Oklahoma 4972.97 feet above the sea Cimarron County. Lowest point 287 Feet on Little River in McCurtain County.
This obelisk of Native Oklahoma Indian Head Granite quarried and finished by Granite Monument Wks. Granite Oklahoma. Designed by J.R. Willis.
Highest point in Oklahoma 4972.97 feet above the sea Cimarron County. Lowest point 287 Feet on Little River in McCurtain County.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 6, 2023
4. Highest Point in Oklahoma Marker · East
Kansas 53 miles E.N.E. New York City 1605 miles.
This obelisk contributed by the Tulsa Tribune Jenkin Lloyd Jones - Editor.
Cimarron County is the only one of America's 3,070 counties that touches as many as four states.
This obelisk contributed by the Tulsa Tribune Jenkin Lloyd Jones - Editor.
Cimarron County is the only one of America's 3,070 counties that touches as many as four states.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
