Gloss Mountain State Park - Fairview, Oklahoma
Posted by: gparkes
N 36° 21.741 W 098° 34.916
14S E 537506 N 4024220
This state park is located in the northwestern potion of the state.
Waymark Code: WM7Y8G
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2009
Views: 9
Taken from the state website:
A recreational-educational park that is accessible for hiking and picnicking from sunrise to sunset. Facilities include a restroom, pavilions, picnic areas, grills, public water supply, handicap trail to historical marker, and a hiking trail from base parking lot to the top of Cathedral Mountain and across the mesa to view the valley floor and Lone Peak Mountain. Points of interest include land geography, geological formations, Selenite gypsum, scenery and wildlife. This range is also known as the Glass Mountains.
Park Type: Day Use
Activities: Picnic and Trails
Park Fees: none
Background: The geology of the park is why this was set asside for the public benifit. Throughout the hillsides shimmering gypsum flakes can be seen both at sunrise and sunset.
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Date Established?: Not listed
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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