Red Hills (Kansas)

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The Red Hills are a grouping of large red colored hills in south Kansas and north west Oklahoma. They are also referred to as the Gypsum or "Gyp" Hills, especially in Oklahoma, after the mineral capping this series of erosional mesas and escarpments. They are part of the Permian Redbeds region in Oklahoma and the Red Hills Prairie region in Kansas. The Red Hills have large vistas and some small steep canyons. The highest elevations reached in the range are on Twin Hills (2,708 feet (825 m)) and Table Mesa (2,643 feet (806 m)) in Meade County, Kansas. Other high points are Mount Nebo (2,441 feet (744 m)), Mount Jesus (2,340 feet (710 m)) and Mount Lookout (2,320 feet (710 m)), all in Clark County, Kansas.[1]

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• Red Hills (Kansas) is at coordinates 37°20′30″N 99°04′46″W / 37.3416897, -99.0795507 (Red Hills (Kansas))Coordinates: 37°20′30″N 99°04′46″W / 37.3416897, -99.0795507 (Red Hills (Kansas))
• Red Hills Focus Area-U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Gypsum Hills on Kansastravel.org