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image:AR_Ouachita_Mountains.jpgThe
Ouachita Mountains are a mountain range located in west central
Arkansas and Kiamichi country Oklahoma. The range's subterranean roots may extend as far as central Texas, or beyond it to the current location of the Marathon Uplift. Along with the
Ozark Mountains, the Ouachita Mountains form the U.S. Interior Highlands, the only major mountainous region between the
Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.
The Ouachita (pronounced "wah-shi-tah") Mountains are fold mountains like the Appalachian Mountains to the east. During the
Pennsylvanian part of the
Carboniferous period, about 300 million years ago, the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico ran through the central parts of Arkansas. As the
South American plate Continental Drift northward, a subduction zone was created in this region. The South American
oceanic crust was forced underneath the less-dense North American
continental crust. Geologists call this collision the
Ouachita orogeny. The collision buckled the continental crust, producing the fold mountains we call the Ouachitas. At one time the Ouachita Mountains were very similar in height to the current elevations of the
Rocky Mountains. Due to the Ouachitas' age, the craggy tops have eroded away leaving the low formations that used to be the heart of the mountains.
Unlike most other mountain ranges in the
United States, the Ouachitas run east and west rather than north and south. Also, Ouachitas are distinctive in that
volcanism,
metamorphism, and
Intrusion (geology)s are notably absent throughout most of the system.
The Ouachitas are noted for
quartz crystal deposits around the
Mount Ida, Arkansas area and for renowned Novaculite
whetstones.
The Ouachita Mountains contain the Ouachita National Forest and Hot Springs National Park as well as numerous state parks and scenic byways. The Ouachita Mountains also contain the Ouachita National Recreation Trail, a 223 mile long hiking trail through the heart of the mountains. The trail runs from Talimena State Park in Oklahoma to Pinnacle Mountain State Park, near Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a well maintained, premier trail for hikers, backpackers, and mountain bikers (for only selected parts of the trail).
The Battle of Devil's Backbone was fought here at the ridge of the same name in 1863.
Flora
The mountains are known to contain at least 15
endemic plant species (i.e. plants that occur nowhere else). These include
Sabatia arkansana,
Valerianella nuttallii,
Liatris compacta and
Quercus acerifolia.
References
- James B. Calvert, 2003, The Ouachita System, University of Denver
External links
- Geology of the Ouachita Mountains, from a rockhound's perspective.
- Friends of the Ouachita Trail (FoOT)
image:AR_Ouachita_Mountains.jpgThe
Ouachita Mountains are a mountain range located in west central Arkansas and Kiamichi country
Oklahoma. The range's subterranean roots may extend as far as central Texas, or beyond it to the current location of the Marathon Uplift. Along with the Ozark Mountains, the Ouachita Mountains form the
U.S. Interior Highlands, the only major mountainous region between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.
The Ouachita (pronounced "wah-shi-tah") Mountains are fold mountains like the
Appalachian Mountains to the east. During the Pennsylvanian part of the
Carboniferous period, about 300 million years ago, the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico ran through the central parts of Arkansas. As the
South American plate Continental Drift northward, a
subduction zone was created in this region. The South American
oceanic crust was forced underneath the less-dense North American continental crust. Geologists call this collision the
Ouachita orogeny. The collision buckled the continental crust, producing the fold mountains we call the Ouachitas. At one time the Ouachita Mountains were very similar in height to the current elevations of the
Rocky Mountains. Due to the Ouachitas' age, the craggy tops have eroded away leaving the low formations that used to be the heart of the mountains.
Unlike most other mountain ranges in the United States, the Ouachitas run east and west rather than north and south. Also, Ouachitas are distinctive in that volcanism,
metamorphism, and
Intrusion (geology)s are notably absent throughout most of the system.
The Ouachitas are noted for
quartz crystal deposits around the
Mount Ida, Arkansas area and for renowned Novaculite
whetstones.
The Ouachita Mountains contain the
Ouachita National Forest and Hot Springs National Park as well as numerous state parks and scenic byways. The Ouachita Mountains also contain the
Ouachita National Recreation Trail, a 223 mile long hiking trail through the heart of the mountains. The trail runs from Talimena State Park in Oklahoma to Pinnacle Mountain State Park, near Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a well maintained, premier trail for hikers, backpackers, and mountain bikers (for only selected parts of the trail).
The Battle of Devil's Backbone was fought here at the ridge of the same name in 1863.
Flora
The mountains are known to contain at least 15 endemic plant species (i.e. plants that occur nowhere else). These include
Sabatia arkansana,
Valerianella nuttallii,
Liatris compacta and
Quercus acerifolia.
References
- James B. Calvert, 2003, The Ouachita System, University of Denver
External links
- Geology of the Ouachita Mountains, from a rockhound's perspective.
- Friends of the Ouachita Trail (FoOT)
Ouachita Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A river, about 965 km (600 mi) long, rising in the Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas and flowing east, southeast, and south into eastern Louisiana.
Ouachita & Ozark-St. Francis National Forests - USDA Forest Service
Fishing, camping, picknicking, shooting ranges, hiking trails, rockhounding, rock climbing, bicycle trails, maps, visitor information.
USDA Forest Service - Ouachita National Forest
This is the official web site of the Ouachita National Forest, a beautiful forest located in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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This is a map layer description page ... Features : Ouachita Mountains : Sequences of folded Paleozoic rocks in the eastern Ouachita Mountains of ...
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Ouachita Mountains The skies in the Ouachita Mountains in southeastern Oklahoma are filled with towering pines, making for lush, peaceful surroundings ...
