Huntinghorse & Mt. Scott Boy Hike- Another Big One

Hunting Horse Mountain is visible from the West side of the top of Mt. Scott and slightly seen from the highway that goes through the Wichita Mt. Wildlife Refuge. It is tucked behind Quetone Point Mt. It is a Mt. covered in lace like rock. Climbing it from all directions is a slight challenge.
















Hunting Horse Mountain has a boulder field on the West side and a smaller one on the East side of it. On Saturday March 13 Jay and I hiked from the Mt. Scott camp grounds to the boulder field on the West side of Hunting Horse. We made the hike a 3 hour adventure heading up the boulder field and spending time in the valley leading up to the boulders.






In the middle of the boulder field we came across this little cedar tree growing in the middle of a giant rock that had a crack in it. It looked like a miniature bonzia tree.

Looking to the top of Hunting Horse rocks were stacked on top of each other and hanging on the edge as if they were about to fall. Let's hope they don't fall while we are exploring them.

The rocks were like skyscrapers shooting up into the sky. It is a beautiful site as you can see here.

This picture was taken below the boulder field that we went up on the Saturday.

On Monday, March 15 we went back to the area and climbed Hunting Horse Mountain. We were lucky we found a route up the South side of the Mt. that was easier than we expected. It started out easy but turned into a rock climbing dream come true as we scaled to the top of the Mt.

Once on top we looked across to Mt. Scott. The boulder field on the left was the one we climbed up the weekend before on our BIG HIKE! WOW impressive isn't it?

The Top of Hunting Horse Mt. was like ruins from an ancient city. Tossed, thrown or pushed over.
Notice the rocks stacked under the cedar tree. As is they were stacked there on purpose. The rocks fit together like a giant puzzle.

Once you get up close and personal you realize that the giant rocks were tossed but not by humans..Only God could have tossed these rocks around like this.

The up lifting of the earth and years of erosion have caused this majestic site.

Another view of the top of the Mountain.

Now see how large the rocks are. The erosion and break in the rocks made it possible for us to climb to the top of this.

Another interesting view of these giants.

On top of the WORLD!!! I am standing on the highest peak of the Hunting Horse Mt. This is on the North end.

The North end of Lake Lawtonka is behind me.

Mt. Scott is in the back ground.

Looking from our lunch spot the view was amazing. Even on top of this mountain you can see the damage from the ice storm. Below us was a field of thistle briar.

Looking back at Hunting Horse Mt.

Next we heading Southeast to climb Mt. Scott Boy. It was not an easy Mt. to get up. It was surrounded by briar and broken cedars and other bushes. We kept walking and found a small boulder field and headed straight up the Mountain side. It was surprising that all along the North ridge were fields of grass where the elk, deer and pigs had been. The Mt. itself was not hard to climb on. It was a bit challenging when we headed to the South end.

We had to climb under and through this cedar to get around this rocky area.

Once on top the view of Mt. Scott was awesome.

This was another view of Mt. Scott from the Tip Top of Mt. Scott Boy.



It was very windy and cold when we were on top of these Mountain Peaks.

Jay was enjoying the view of LETRA on Ft. Sill.

We headed down this side of the mountain which took us to the opposite end of the parking area were were at. We found a boulder field and then hit the briar and trees again.

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We followed thie beautiful stream down from the Boulder Field. This falls area was absolutely gorgeous and the water falls along the way were numerous and peaceful.

The Monday trip ended up being a 4 hour 4 mile trip. We did a lot of traveling through, over and under rocks that made up the 4 miles.

Another great time in the Wichita Mountains.