Description
The Flint Hills may be the best-loved natural area in Kansas. As the largest intact tallgrass prairie remaining in all of North America, it is also the state’s most ecologically significant landscape. The Flint Hills stretch north to south across east-central Kansas, and even extend on down into Oklahoma (where they are called the Osage Hills). The region’s width is relatively uniform, averaging perhaps 50 miles but reaching 75 miles at the widest.
Recommended Citation
Obermeyer, Brian (2012). "Defining the Flint Hills," Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal. https://newprairiepress.org/sfh/2012/prairie/5
Defining the Flint Hills
The Flint Hills may be the best-loved natural area in Kansas. As the largest intact tallgrass prairie remaining in all of North America, it is also the state’s most ecologically significant landscape. The Flint Hills stretch north to south across east-central Kansas, and even extend on down into Oklahoma (where they are called the Osage Hills). The region’s width is relatively uniform, averaging perhaps 50 miles but reaching 75 miles at the widest.
