Black Kettle National Grassland
Protected prairie in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma and Hemphill County, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Black Kettle National Grassland, in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, and Hemphill County, Texas, contains 31,286 acres (12,661 ha) of which 30,710 acres (12,430 ha) are in Oklahoma.[1]
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Location | Roger Mills County, Oklahoma and Hemphill County, Texas, United States |
Nearest city | Cheyenne, OK |
Coordinates | 35.6166°N 99.68655°W / 35.6166; -99.68655 |
Area | 31,286 acres (12,661 ha)[1] |
Established | 1960 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Website | Black Kettle and McClellan Creek National Grasslands |
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Named for the Indian leader Black Kettle, the grassland is managed by the Cibola National Forest, which also manages the Rita Blanca National Grassland in Dallam County, Texas and Cimarron County, Oklahoma, and McClellan Creek National Grassland in Gray County, Texas.[2]