Glass Mountains State Park - Orienta, OK - October 27, 2010

                A view of the hills to the west of the Cathedral Mountain Trail

 The parking area, off of US-412, for Glass Mountains State Park (south of Cathedral Mountain) 

                         Lone Peak, as seen from Cathedral Mountain

                                               The Cathedral Mountain Trail

          A view of the hills directly to the east of the Cathedral Mountain Trail

A view of Cheyenne Valley, located to the west of Cathedral Mountain and Glass Mountains State Park

Location: Glass Mountains State Park - Orienta, OK


Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=36.368602,-98.577962&spn=0.016829,0.027509&t=h&z=15&msid=103228297516276567813.000493feb9a3b9b2ac36a
Observation date: 10/27/10

Number of species: 1
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis    2
 
About Glass Mountains State Park:
(from http://www.okmajordev.org/gloss%20mountain%20state%20park.htm)
 
Gloss Mountain State Park is located in the heart of a sporadic chain of red flat top mesas that meander across western Major County, Oklahoma.
If you are into hiking, climbing, and exploring, a trail and stairway system is in place at Gloss Mountain State Park. You may hike from the lower parking lot and picnic area to the top of Cathedral Mountain. From the south rim of Cathedral Mountain, you can follow the trail north to view Lone Peak and observe the scenic view in every direction.
Cathedral Mountain Trail from the starting point to the north rim and return is 1.2 miles in length.
Points of Interest: Cheyenne Valley and the Gloss Mountain range to the west, the Cimarron River to the north, working oil pump jacks, numerous ponds, rock formations, wildlife, and a view that never ends.
Basic Information: The Gloss Mountains consist of buttes which rise from 50 to 175 feet above the valley floor. The northern most butte, named Lone Peak, is the highest.

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-SPQ 11/1/2010