Boston Mountains

Boston Mountains ecoregion
Boston Mountains ecoregion
	View from Steel Creek Overlook on the Buffalo National River
	Level III ecoregions in the region, with the Boston Mountains ecoregion marked as (38) (full map)
Ecology
Borders	Ozark Highlands (39); Arkansas Valley (37); Central Irregular Plains (40);
Geography
Area	14,190 km2 (5,480 sq mi)
Country	United States
States	Arkansas; Oklahoma;
Coordinates	35°47′28″N 93°6′24″W / 35.79111°N 93.10667°W
Climate type	Humid subtropical (Cwa)

The Boston Mountains is a Level III ecoregion designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Part of the Ozarks, the Boston Mountains are a deeply dissected plateau. The ecoregion is steeper than the adjacent Springfield Plateau to the north, and bordered on the south by the Arkansas Valley. The Oklahoma portion of the range is locally referred to as the Cookson Hills. There are several theories of how the mountains were named, though apparently none are related to the Massachusetts city.^[1]

The Boston Mountains ecoregion has been subdivided into two Level IV ecoregions.^[2]^[3]

^ Arkansas’ Boston Mountains
^ This article incorporates public domain material from Woods, AJ; Foti, TL; Chapman, SS; Omernik, JM; et al. Ecoregions of Arkansas (PDF). United States Geological Survey. (color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs).
^ This article incorporates public domain material from Woods, A.J., Omernik, J.M., Butler, D.R., Ford, J.G., Henley, J.E., Hoagland, B.W., Arndt, D.S., and Moran, B.C. Ecoregions of Oklahoma (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 18, 2018.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs).