Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma

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Saddle Mountain
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyKiowa
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1097566[1]

Saddle Mountain is an unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States, along State Highway 115. The Saddle Mountain Post Office existed from January 2, 1902, until May 31, 1955. It was named for the Saddle Mountain Indian School. Saddle Mountain, a foothill of the Wichita Mountains lies about a mile to the southeast in Comanche County.[2]

Monroe Tsatoke, a Kiowa artist, was born here in 1904, when it was still part of Oklahoma Territory.[3]

This land was allotted to the Spotted Horse family at the beginning of the 20th century.Is said to be worth between 16-20 million dollars.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2.
  3. ^ Lester, Patrick D. The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters. Norman and London: The Oklahoma University Press, 1995: 571. ISBN 0-8061-9936-9.