The Wichita Mountains are located in southwestern Oklahoma. The Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge is a favorite for Southwest Oklahoma hikers and mountain climbers, is located adjacent to Cache, Oklahoma, Medicine Park, Oklahoma, and historic Meers, Oklahoma while just a short drive from Lawton, Oklahoma. Buffalo, elk and deer are protected on the 59,020 acre wildlife refuge. The Field Artillery capital of the world, Fort Sill, occupies the southern part of the range. Backcountry camping is available in the Charon Gardens Wilderness area. Additional points of interest is the Wildlife Refuge visitors center, Holy City of the Wichitas, Quanah Parker Lake & Dam, Lake Lawtonka, Quartz Mountain and Mount Scott, the highest point AGL (above ground level).
