Arbuckle Mountains

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The Arbuckle Mountains are an ancient, low mountain range in south-central Oklahoma known for their complex geology, scenic landscapes, and popular outdoor recreation areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
age Paleozoic
containsFeature Honey Creek NERFINISHED
Travertine Creek NERFINISHED
Turner Falls NERFINISHED
caves
faults and folds
natural springs
containsProtectedArea Chickasaw National Recreation Area NERFINISHED
Turner Falls Park NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Interstate 35 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 77 NERFINISHED
drainage Blue River NERFINISHED
Rock Creek NERFINISHED
Washita River NERFINISHED
economicActivity crushed stone production
limestone quarrying
elevation ~1,412 feet
elevationMax ~1,412 feet
elevationMin <800 feet
geologicPeriod Cambrian NERFINISHED
Devonian
Mississippian NERFINISHED
Ordovician
Pennsylvanian
Silurian NERFINISHED
geologicProvince Arbuckle Uplift NERFINISHED
geology dolomite
limestone
sandstone
shale
height ~77 feet
highestPoint Big Canyon Mountain NERFINISHED
knownFor ancient erosional surface
complex geology
karst topography
outdoor recreation
scenic landscapes
springs and waterfalls
locatedIn Arbuckle Mountains NERFINISHED
Arbuckle Mountains NERFINISHED
Oklahoma NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion south-central Oklahoma
nearestCity Ardmore, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
Davis, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
Sulphur, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
orogeny Ouachita orogeny NERFINISHED
partOf Interior Plains NERFINISHED
U.S. Interior Highlands (broad geologic sense) NERFINISHED
popularActivity camping
fishing
hiking
sightseeing
swimming

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Southern Oklahoma contains Arbuckle Mountains
Carter County, Oklahoma locatedInPhysiographicRegion Arbuckle Mountains
this entity surface form: Arbuckle Mountains area
Ardmore, Oklahoma locatedIn Arbuckle Mountains
this entity surface form: Arbuckle Mountains region