Oklahoma’s highest point stands 4972.97 feet above sea level, as determined by a survey ordered by Governor Johnston Murray and completed on May 9, 1954 by the Oklahoma Highway Department under the direction of C.A. Stoldt, Director, G.H. Bittle, Chemical Engineer, and G.H. Stout, Engineer Professional Surveyor. The survey party included W.N. McLaughlin, Chief, C.D. Son, James Berry, E.M. Gladney, F.E. Hill, H.C. Husted, H.C. Husted, and A.R. Irwin.