Rainy Mountain
Coordinates: 34°59′49″N 98°50′58″W / 34.997003°N 98.849513°W
Rainy Mountain is a rounded hill standing northwest apart from the main Wichita Mountains in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. It was a prominent landmark for the Plains Indians on the southern plains.
Rainy Mountain Creek, flowing northeastward from Rainy Mountain, was a favored winter camp for Plains Indians, especially the Kiowas, because the grass was green even in winter.
Sources
- Momaday, N. Scott. The Way to Rainy Mountain. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (reprint edition) 1998. ISBN 0-8263-0436-2
- Nye, Wilbur Sturtevant, Col. Carbine & Lance: The Story of Old Fort Sill. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (revised edition), 1969. ISBN 0-8061-0856-8
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