Boston Mountains
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The Boston Mountains are a rugged, heavily forested highland region in northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, known as the highest and most remote part of the Ozark Plateau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boston Mountains canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highland region
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| averageElevation | about 2,200 feet ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arkansas River Valley to the south
ⓘ
Springfield Plateau to the north ⓘ |
| climate |
humid continental influences
ⓘ
humid subtropical ⓘ |
| contains | Boston Mountain Ranger District ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage |
Arkansas River region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arkansas River basin
Illinois River (Arkansas) basin ⓘ White River ⓘ
surface form:
White River basin
|
| ecoregion |
Ozark Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Ozark Highlands
|
| geologicAge |
Mississippian
ⓘ
Pennsylvanian ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince |
Ozark Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Ozark Plateaus physiographic region
|
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
narrow hollows ⓘ steep ridges ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Turner Ward Knob ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation |
about 2,463 feet
ⓘ
about 751 meters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the highest part of the Ozark Plateau
ⓘ
being the most remote part of the Ozark Plateau ⓘ heavily forested landscape ⓘ rugged topography ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
eastern Oklahoma ⓘ northern Arkansas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Boston, Massachusetts (disputed etymology) ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Fayetteville
ⓘ
surface form:
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Arkansas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ozark Plateau
ⓘ
Ozark National Forest ⓘ
surface form:
Ozark-St. Francis National Forest
|
| passesThrough |
Interstate 40
ⓘ
Interstate 49 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
camping
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ |
| regionOf | southern Ozarks ⓘ |
| rockType |
sandstone
ⓘ
shale ⓘ |
| state |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ |
| vegetation |
mixed hardwood forest
ⓘ
oak-hickory forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ozarks
subject surface form:
Fayetteville, Arkansas
subject surface form:
White River (Arkansas–Missouri)