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2024 Map of Mountain Fork

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Mountain Fork
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Oklahoma-Arkansas border cuts vertically through this high-elevation landscape, where the ridges of the Ouachita Mountains dictate the path of every road and creek. The Ouachita National Forest dominates the terrain, encompassing the protected Black Fork Mountain Wilderness to the north and the Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness in the southwest. Between these protected zones, Rich Mountain stands as a prominent physical barrier, traversed by the winding Skyline Dr and the Ouachita National Recreation Trail.

Human activity is concentrated along the east-west corridor of Big Creek, where the small settlements of Fogel and Howard are situated. Further south, the community of Mountain Fork sits near the confluence of Mackey Creek and its namesake river. Genealogists may find interest in the Pioneer Cemetery tucked along the northern slopes of Middle Mountain, while the presence of family-named peaks like Kelsey Mountain and Self Mountain reflects the deep-rooted settlement history of Polk County.