Highpointing: Black Mesa, the highest point in Oklahoma

Highpointing: Black Mesa, the highest point in Oklahoma - Rooftops of America

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We visit and hike Black Mesa, the rooftop of Oklahoma. Located in the Black Mesa Nature Preserve in Cimarron County, the highest point in Oklahoma has an elevation of 4,973 feet. The highpoint has had a colorful history both in prehistoric times and more recent ones. It has been the home of dinosaurs, Native American tribes, and during the Wild West, a refuge for thieves, cattle rustlers, and scoundrels. Nowadays it is a lot quieter, with just the chance of a rattlesnake or two, but still remote and isolated. Join us as we explore America and go highpointing!
Hosted by Skye Marthaler, rooftopsofamerica.com
Music by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
#highpointing, #oklahoma, #dinosaurs

Пікірлер: 51

@jcolumbiap Ай бұрын

Well done! We made Black Mesa part of our 3 state high point vacation. Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas. Nice escape!

@eddiebrady6351 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@RooftopsofAmerica Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it! Thanks!

@Whig-republican 8 ай бұрын

Love this, wanting to move to Boise City to become a band director and educator. Best video I've seen on Black Mesa I live 7 hours away lol

@crimsoncoin9520 4 жыл бұрын

Legend has it if you search enough of black mesa you will find Gordon freeman

@RooftopsofAmerica 3 жыл бұрын

Make sure to bring a crowbar.

@emsproviero Жыл бұрын

ah i used to work at the black mesa research facility watch out for the head crabs!

@RooftopsofAmerica Жыл бұрын

At least they had cake unlike Aperture.

@briankemery459 5 жыл бұрын

Half Life 3 confirmed.

@RooftopsofAmerica 5 жыл бұрын

In hindsight I should have tried to slip in a Valve/ Half Life joke somewhere in this episode. Cheers!

@danaelizabethx 6 жыл бұрын

Gonna try to snag this one in a few months! I will have to look for the Dino tracks for sure- sounds awesome!!!

@RooftopsofAmerica 6 жыл бұрын

The Carrizo Creek site is just a short distance up the road from the Black Mesa trailhead. It was fairly well marked too.

@danaelizabethx 6 жыл бұрын

great! thanks for the tip! I love anything to do with dinosaurs! :)

@DnSAdventures 6 жыл бұрын

Another awesome and informative video sir! Love these videos :) Keep them coming! - Shane

@RooftopsofAmerica 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane, working on season 4 right now actually!

@ralphjames1211 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The highest mountaintop in Oklahoma, Mount Scott in the Wichita Mountains, is much lower than Black Mesa, the highest point in Oklahoma, thus making Oklahoma the state where their mountains are lower than their plains! It is also one of only 2 US states, Maryland being the other, where their highest point is on a land feature who'se actual high point is in another state (Black Mesa itself being over 5000 feet in the New Mexico or Colorado side and Backbone Mountain (Maryland's highest point at 3460 feet) having parts over 3600 feet in the West Virginia side of the mountain!

@RooftopsofAmerica Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Boundary Peak! It is actually a subpeak of Montgomery Peak, which is several hundred feat higher and right across the border in California. Also Connecticut is on that list as well, its highpoint is on the slope of Mt. Frissell whose summit is across the border in Massachusetts. Eventually when I redo the Oklahoma episode I'll have to add in a bit about Mount Scott.

@georgehays4900 Жыл бұрын

The few days it rains in Black Mesa and you picked one to film.

@blainew79 Жыл бұрын

I went camping there with my dad and brother one time and the weather was supposed to be fine, we checked over and over to make sure the sky was clear and we could see the stars, so after we setup the tents it started sprinkling, then a few minutes later it was POURING with huge wind gust and the rain turned to hail, so we abandoned the tents and went into the truck where we slept the whole night 😂 luckily one tent survived and it was big enough for all of us, the other was blown into the river the next morning

@RooftopsofAmerica Жыл бұрын

The irony wasn't lost on me. LOL

@mrsandman4876 2 жыл бұрын

Watch out for Headcrabs!

@RooftopsofAmerica 2 жыл бұрын

Remember your ABCs (Always Bring Crowbar!)

@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474 6 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video!! Such unique scenery. Hope to visit Black Mesa some day. Any decent motels in Boise City, or anything else interesting in this area?

@RooftopsofAmerica 6 жыл бұрын

Boise City should have something. Though we actually stayed at a KOA in La Junta, CO the night before we filmed this. The Cimarron Grasslands are right across the border in Kansas, and the Rita Blanca Grasslands are to the south in Texas. Both are areas I hope to check out at some point.

@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474 6 жыл бұрын

Rooftops of America Sounds like a beautiful area.

@Willybean08 3 жыл бұрын

I think it's about time to go to bed it's 5 am

@FSU2001 6 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the videos. Looking forward to the gradual increase in elevation.

@RooftopsofAmerica 6 жыл бұрын

We'll be filming higher elevation this summer, thanks for watching and stay tuned!

@ECWnWWF 5 жыл бұрын

you still have on the ta-do list (I think) Mount Elbert (Colorado) White Butte (North Dakota) Black Elk Peak (South Dakota) Granite Peak (Montana) Mount Rainier (Washington) Borak Peak (Idaho) Gannett Peak (Wyoming) Kings Peak (Utah)

@RooftopsofAmerica 5 жыл бұрын

A few of those are already in the can so to speak and will be coming out in the next few months. Others are being planned right now to be filmed this summer or next. I'll also be working in the territories soon.

@ECWnWWF 5 жыл бұрын

@@RooftopsofAmerica Good luck, some of those rooftops out west, I'd be chicken to climb. Do you think after you complete the rooftops series, you'll do a low points series?

@RooftopsofAmerica 5 жыл бұрын

@@ECWnWWF I'll be touching on lowpoints, and there will be a dedicated episode for Death Valley, but overall I haven't given it as much thought. As for after the series concludes the team has been tossing around a couple of ideas but no hard decisions have been made yet.

@novicehiker6897 3 жыл бұрын

Love the dedication you have for these highpoints. Was the camping situation there first come, first serve or was it reservations?

@RooftopsofAmerica 3 жыл бұрын

You can't actually camp at Black Mesa Nature Reserve where the highpoint is, but nearby is Black Mesa State Park and I believe they have campsites there. I'm not sure on the fees or if registration is required.

@schumi246 Жыл бұрын

@@RooftopsofAmerica I just did this about 2 months ago, camped at the state park, and paid $16/night I believe. It was par of a road trip from Denver, down there, and then down through Roswell, Carlsbad, and Guadalupe peak, TX.

@RooftopsofAmerica Жыл бұрын

@@schumi246 Thank you for sharing the info on fees! Sounds like a great adventure.

@schumi246 Жыл бұрын

@@RooftopsofAmerica it was, that trip puts me at 10/50. In the spring I might be adding 4 more (ND, MN, MI, and WI). Then in the fall I want to get GA, SC, NC, VA, TN, and KY. Or go through the NE and get those.

@RooftopsofAmerica Жыл бұрын

@@schumi246 I did North Dakota in May 2018 and it was a wild weather day. Cold, rainy, and muddy.

@radiioo 3 жыл бұрын

oh my god! what are you doing?!

@RooftopsofAmerica 3 жыл бұрын

On this day we were rambling and filming across the wilds of the Sooner State in order to reach a state highpoint in what may have been one of the wettest days of the year, ironic since this is the driest spot in all of Oklahoma.

@supervisor360 2 жыл бұрын

Wheres are the head crabs

@RooftopsofAmerica 2 жыл бұрын

As close as I can tell still buried in the underground facility under the monument at the summit area.

@vulc_91 Жыл бұрын

black mesa hl2

@RooftopsofAmerica Жыл бұрын

Never saw any headcrabs but bring a crowbar to be on the safe side. Cheers!

@Jemalacane0 5 жыл бұрын

Shit like what is at 5:31 is why I loathe government land ownership!

@medic7dave 2 жыл бұрын

Please learn to pronounce the tribal names....and more about the state.

@ericsentertainingendeavors5497 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative video with all the actual history. Except for the "millions of years" nonsense, that is unproven speculation by palaeontologists who deny the Creator.