PS ▁coordinates ▁( lat itude ▁and ▁longitude ) ▁ 3 4 . 2 9 8 4 3 3 6 ▁and ▁− 9 5 . 6 4 1 0 8 3 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁commonly ▁accepted ▁definition ▁of ▁mountain ▁calls ▁for ▁a ▁mountain ' s ▁sum mit ▁to ▁top ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁in ▁elev ation . ▁ ▁In ▁that ▁sense ▁Rod ney ▁Mountain ▁qual ifies ▁as ▁a ▁hill . ▁ ▁C ertain ▁of ▁its ▁physical ▁characteristics , ▁however — its ▁rug ged ▁nature ▁and ▁often - ste ep ▁s lop es — s ug gest ▁its ▁name ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁mis nom er . ▁ ▁Rod ney ▁Mountain ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁Rod ney ▁Mo yer , ▁an ▁early ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁whose ▁family ▁patri arch , ▁Roy ▁A . ▁Mo yer , ▁l ent ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Mo y ers , ▁Oklahoma , ▁the ▁community ▁north ▁of ▁Rod ney ▁Mountain . ▁ ▁Rod ney ▁Mo yer ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁left ▁the ▁area ▁prior ▁to ▁Oklahoma ' s ▁state hood ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁Al aska ' s ▁Kl ond ike ▁gold ▁r ush . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁return , ▁and ▁his ▁place ▁and ▁date ▁of ▁death ▁are ▁unknown . ▁ ▁For ▁several ▁years ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Post ▁Office ▁was ▁in ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁serve ▁those ▁living ▁nearby . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁called ▁Rod ney , ▁Oklahoma . ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 2 , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ,