Boston Mountains facts for kids
The Boston Mountains are a high, rugged area of land. They are like a big, flat-topped hill called a plateau. You can find them in northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. In Oklahoma, people sometimes call them the Cookson Hills. The rocks here are made of many sedimentary layers. These layers formed a very long time ago, during the Paleozoic Era. The highest parts of the mountains have layers of Pennsylvanian sandstone and shale. Deeper valleys are cut into older rocks. These include Mississippian limestones and Ordovician dolomites.
The Boston Mountains are the highest part of the Ozark plateau. They are in the southwestern part of the Ozarks. This area is very rugged because it is geologically young. The highest point in the Boston Mountains is 2,578 feet (about 786 meters) high. Some valleys here are very deep, from 500 to 1,550 feet (150 to 470 meters) deep. The highest named peak is Turner Ward Knob (TWK). It is located in western Newton County, Arkansas. This peak rises to 2,463 feet (751 meters).
The Boston Mountains are important because many rivers start here. These rivers and streams flow out in all directions. Some of the major rivers that begin in the Boston Mountains include the White River and the Buffalo River. The Kings River and War Eagle Creek also start here. Other rivers and streams include the Illinois River and the Mulberry River. You can also find the sources of Lee Creek, Frog Bayou, Big Piney Creek, Illinois Bayou, and the Little Red River. To the south, the Arkansas River valley separates the Boston Mountains. This valley lies between them and the Ouachita Mountains.
Images for kids
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Buffalo Wilderness
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View from Hawksbill Crag
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Looking east on Gaither Mountain from AR 43. The plateau of the Boston Mountains is clearly visible on the right.
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Low Gap community in the Boston Mountains
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White Rock Mountain
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In Spanish: Montes Boston para niños
