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
drainage Arkansas River basin
Illinois River (Arkansas) basin
White River basin
linked to: White River
ecoregion Ozark Highlands
linked to: Ozark Plateau
geologicAge Mississippian
Pennsylvanian
geologicalProvince Ozark Plateaus physiographic region
linked to: Ozark Plateau
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
eastern Oklahoma
northern Arkansas
namedAfter Boston, Massachusetts (disputed etymology)
nearestCity Fayetteville, Arkansas
linked to: Fayetteville

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