Ghost town · Oklahoma
Mount Olive
Mount Olive is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Bald Mountain stands 440 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Atoka State Game Refuge, a park 5.0 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
ghost town in Oklahoma, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates34.45861, -96.00861
44 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 29
- Scratch Hill: 8.7 mi
- Pine Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Long Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Hewitt Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Flagpole Mountain: 15.9 mi
Parks: 7
- Atoka State Game Refuge: 5.0 mi
- Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Atoka City Park: 9.7 mi
- Natural Scenic Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Coalgate City Park: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Redden: 9.9 mi
- Boggy Depot: 19.9 mi
- Kosoma: 23.8 mi
- Eubanks: 24.3 mi
- Rodney: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Choctaw Travel Plaza: 9.3 mi
- Atoka Truck Stop: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Billy Cemetery: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Olive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | ENE 57° | 440 m | 19.2 mi |
| Little Caney Mountain | ENE 77° | 403 m | 23.2 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | ENE 72° | 391 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 23° | 385 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hewitt Mountain | ENE 57° | 373 m | 14.9 mi |
| Buck Creek Mountain | E 83° | 361 m | 18.1 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | E 98° | 360 m | 21.4 mi |
| Big Mountain | E 97° | 349 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:03 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:40 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atoka, 9 mi away.
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