A Prairie SceneGiant granite boulders, known in a geological timetable to slide, line the flanks of Mount Scott in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma. An ancient geological unheaval created the mountains, which rise abruptly and surprisingly from the prairie floor. The peaks are high by Oklahoma standards. Mount Scott is 2,464 feet above sea level, and its summit offers a commanding view of the federal Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The 59,000-acre refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, features mixed-grass prairie and lakes. It is home to bison, elk, turkeys, prairie dogs, river otters and burrowing owls.

Giant granite boulders, known in a geological timetable to slide, line the flanks of Mount Scott in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma. An ancient geological unheaval created the mountains, which rise abruptly and surprisingly from the prairie floor. The peaks are high by Oklahoma standards. Mount Scott is 2,464 feet above sea level, and its summit offers a commanding view of the federal Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The 59,000-acre refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, features mixed-grass prairie and lakes. It is home to bison, elk, turkeys, prairie dogs, river otters and burrowing owls.