Smoky Hills

E687271
hill region physiographic region

Smoky Hills is a hilly, grassland-dominated region of north-central Kansas known for its rolling terrain, sandstone and limestone outcrops, and mixed agricultural and prairie landscapes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Smoky Hills canonical 2
Smoky Hills region of Kansas 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hill region ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ
biome prairie ⓘ
bordersRegion Flint Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
High Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Red Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate continental climate ⓘ
climateCharacteristic cold winters ⓘ
hot summers ⓘ
containsReservoir Glen Elder Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kanopolis Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Webster Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wilson Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsRiver Saline River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Smoky Hill River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solomon River NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dominantLandUse cropland ⓘ
rangeland ⓘ
economicActivity cattle ranching ⓘ
oil and gas production ⓘ
sorghum farming ⓘ
wheat farming ⓘ
ecoregionClassification temperate grassland ⓘ
elevationFeature low hills ⓘ
geology Cretaceous limestone ⓘ
Cretaceous sandstone ⓘ
shale formations ⓘ
hasScenicFeature buttes ⓘ
rocky bluffs ⓘ
valleys ⓘ
knownFor limestone outcrops ⓘ
mixed agricultural and prairie landscapes ⓘ
rolling terrain ⓘ
sandstone outcrops ⓘ
landCover grassland ⓘ
locatedIn Kansas ⓘ
locatedInRegion north-central Kansas ⓘ
nameEtymology named after Smoky Hill River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Interior Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
recreation boating on reservoirs ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
soilType clay loam soils ⓘ
loess-derived soils ⓘ
stateSubdivision north-central Kansas counties ⓘ
terrainType hilly ⓘ
vegetationType mixed-grass prairie ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Barton County, Kansas → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Smoky Hills ⓘ
Smoky Hill River → region → Smoky Hills ⓘ
Smoky Hill River → nameOrigin → Smoky Hills ⓘ
this entity surface form: Smoky Hills region of Kansas