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Try this 8.8-mile out-and-back trail near Kenton, Oklahoma. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 17 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
A hike to the top of Black Mesa is on the list of all folks trying to hit all 50 state high points, and this may be one of the easier climbs with fantastic views. Stay close to the trailhead at Black Mesa B&B, have the 6 am breakfast and start hiking. It is a little over 8 miles RT on a decent trail to the granite obelisk on top.
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- County Rd 325, Kenton, 73946, Oklahoma
Address: County Rd 325. Kenton, OK 73946. Phone: 580-426-2222. For a rewarding hiking experience, look no further than the Black Mesa Summit Trail. This trail will take you all the way to the top of Black Mesa, where you can stand at the highest point in Oklahoma - 4,973 feet above sea level.
- County Rd 325, Kenton, 73946, OK
- (580) 426-2222
Try this 14.2-km out-and-back trail near Kenton, Oklahoma. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 17 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
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- Kenton, Oklahoma, United States
- Black Mesa Geography
- Mesa Formed by A Lava Flow
- Black Mesa Is A Nature Preserve
- Black Mesa Trail Beta
- Watch For Rattlesnakes
- Reach Black Mesa on OK 325
- Hiking The Black Mesa Trail
Black Mesa, at 4,973 feet (1,516 meters) above sea level, is the highest point in Oklahoma. Black Mesa is the 23rd highest state high pointin the United States. Black Mesa, however, does not have a distinct summit in Oklahoma. The state high point is simply the highest point in Oklahoma on the 45-mile-long volcanic mesa, which gently slopes uphill ...
Black Mesa is a dark basalt-capped mesa that was the bottom of a valley over two million years ago. Lava from volcanic vents to the northwest in Colorado on today's Mesa de Maya spewed out in massive flows, running down the valley floor before solidifying into today's basalt. Erosion later attacked the sides of the valley, composed of softer sedime...
Black Mesa, rising 600 feet above the surrounding valleys, is protected in the 1,600-acre Black Mesa Nature Preserve and is managed by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. The preserve is open daily from sunrise to sunset. No camping or overnight parking is allowed. The nearest camping is 15 miles away at Black Mesa State Park. There are...
The Oklahoma high point on Black Mesa is reached by 4.2-mile-long Black Mesa Trail, which crosses flat land north of the mesa before climbing up its north slopes to the flattish mesa top. The trail is easy to follow and well designated with several trail markers. Allow three to five hours to hike to the high point and return to the trailhead. Be pr...
Keep an eye out during warm weather for rattlesnakes, which may be found among rock piles or under bushes along the trail. If you do encounter a rattlesnake, back away slowly. Don't kill snakes since this is their home and they are protected in the preserve.
From Kenton, Oklahoma, a small town (population 17) just east of the New Mexico border, drive east on Oklahoma Highway 325 for 0.5 miles and make a left turn on the first road, marked "Black Mesa Summit." From the east,drive west from Boise City on OK 325 for 37 miles to the same turn. Drive five miles up the road to the Black Mesa Nature Preserve ...
Begin at the Black Mesa Trailheadon the west side of the parking area (GPS: 36.957154 N / -102.957211 W). Hike west along an old rutted road across open shortgrass prairie on a plain north of the obvious mesa for a couple miles. There are good views of Black Mesa as well as nearby mesas and buttes rising above Carrizo Creek valley. After 2.2 milest...
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Black Mesa Summit Trail. Address: County Rd 325. Kenton, OK 73946. Phone: 580-426-2222. + −. Leaflet | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
