Mount Scott
Granite Peak In The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge; Paved Summit Road · Cache, Oklahoma
The granite peak that gives south-western Oklahoma its view, rising to 2,464 feet inside the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge with a paved road spiralling to the summit, built in the 1930s so that drivers could reach the top without walking. From the boulder-strewn summit the plains run flat to the horizon in every direction, Lake Elmer Thomas lies below the summit, and on a clear day the Red River country of Texas is visible to the south. Sunset is the event: cars fill the summit car park, and the granite turns orange while the wind picks up. The road is gated and closes at dusk and during public hunts, prescribed burns and bad weather, and under the refuge's 2026 extreme-heat order all hiking on the roadway must end by 10 AM. Entry is free.
Mount Scott Road off State Highway 49, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Cache, Oklahoma, 73527, United States
Refuge lands, roads and trails are open sunrise to sunset daily, and the three-mile paved Mount Scott road is open to vehicles and bicycles. Under the extreme-heat order effective 1 July 2026 and still posted, hiking — including on the Mount Scott roadway — is allowed only from sunrise to 10 AM. Controlled hunts and prescribed burns can close roads, so call 580-429-3222 (check fws.gov/refuge/wichita-mountains).