Chimney Hill [alt. ] in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, was a landmark on the old California Road, first recorded by Randolph B. Marcy in 1849. It was identified on old maps as Natural Mound. Its prominence made it a major reference point for many surveys, and in 1920 it became the site of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Mound Triangulation Station.
From about 1802 to the 1840s, local native hunters piled cairns on top of the mound, all of which had disappeared by the 20th century. On July 8, 1960, the Oklahoma Historical Society erected a marker declaring the location an important landmark.
The earliest description of the hill, reported by Frederick Tracy Dent, reads:
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