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.

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Boston Mountains canonical 7

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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

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Ozarks region (partly) hasPart Boston Mountains
subject surface form: Ozarks
Ozark Plateau hasPart Boston Mountains
Interior Highlands contains Boston Mountains
Buffalo National River sourceLocation Boston Mountains
Springfield Plateau borderedBy Boston Mountains
Fayetteville locatedNear Boston Mountains
subject surface form: Fayetteville, Arkansas
White River sourceLocation Boston Mountains
subject surface form: White River (Arkansas–Missouri)