Rodney Moyer is thought to have left the area prior to Oklahoma's statehood to participate in Alaska's Klondike gold rush.
[2] For several years a United States Post Office was in operation in the area to serve those living nearby.
Oklahoma State Highway 2, built in the 1950s, now traverses the mountain and makes local transportation a simple matter.
The Antlers-to-Moyers road, particularly the segment at the mountain's base near Ten Mile Creek, was particularly problematic.
The Kiamichi River flows adjacent to the mountain, and Rodney Crossing, a low-water ford in the area, was for decades a locally important transportation link.