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 Baptist Mission which opened in 1903.[2] Saddle Mountain, a foothill of the Wichita Mountains lies about a mile to the southeast in Comanche County.[3]
Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma | |
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  Saddle Mountain Location within Oklahoma and the United States  Saddle Mountain Saddle Mountain (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′11″N 98°42′26″W / 34.86972°N 98.70722°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Kiowa |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1097566[1] |
Monroe Tsatoke, a Kiowa artist, was born here in 1904, when it was still part of Oklahoma Territory.[4]
This land was allotted to the Spotted Horse family at the beginning of the 20th century and is said to be worth from $16–20 million[who?].
Notable people
edit- Isabel Crawford, a Baptist missionary who helped the Kiowa people establish the Saddle Mountain Baptist Mission
- Angela R. Riley, chief justice of Citizen Potawatomi Nation (2010-present)
Utilities
editTelephone, Internet, and Digital TV is provided by Hilliary Communications.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Corwin, Hugh D. "Saddle Mountain Mission and Church" (PDF). Chronicles of Oklahoma. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2.
- ^ Lester, Patrick D. The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters. Norman and London: The Oklahoma University Press, 1995: 571. ISBN 0-8061-9936-9.
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