Black mesa, highest point in Oklahoma
Traveling
north away from the tri-point brought me back to US 56/64. I crossed the
highway and traveled on paved but lonely and unmarked roads to the tiny
town of Kenton, OK, at the base of Black Mesa, the highest point in Oklahoma,
in the extreme northwest corner of the panhandle. Just east of Kenton,
a paved road (signed Black Mesa State Park) took me north around the mesa.
The road follows the North Branch of Carrizo Creek. The pavement ends
at a cool white metal sign welcoming you to Baca County, CO, but to get
to the CO-OK-NM tri-point, you’ll need to bear to the left (west)
at this sign. I poked along this good gravel road for about a mile and,
looking for the monument, found a bit of a distraction, particularly for
my dogs…
