Wilderness area

Wichita Mountains Wilderness

Wichita Mountains Wilderness is an 8,570-acre wilderness area in Comanche County, Oklahoma. It rises from about 1,433 to 2,321 ft. The nearest town is Indiahoma, 5.6 miles away in a straight line.

Wichita Mountains Wilderness map

Wichita Mountains Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.

Common questions

Indiahoma, OK is the nearest town, 5.6 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
The highest ground in Wichita Mountains Wilderness is about 2,321 ft, and its lowest about 1,433 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Elk Mountain, about 2,272 ft.

Who manages Wichita Mountains Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
Fish and Wildlife Service 8,570 Not on record Not on record Not on record Wichita Mountains NWR Visitor Center, 580-429-3222

Getting to Wichita Mountains Wilderness

  • Indiahoma, OK is the nearest town, 5.6 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)
  • Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: Interstate 44.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Wichita Mountains Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-30. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Trailheads at Wichita Mountains Wilderness

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-30. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ok.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Wichita Mountains Wilderness

  • Elk Mountain summit about 2,272 ft
  • North Mountain summit about 2,239 ft
  • Mount Lincoln summit about 2,187 ft
  • Moose Canyon canyon
  • Cold Spring spring
  • Cottonwood Spring spring
  • Caddo Lake lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Other wilderness areas in Oklahoma

Oklahoma wilderness areas