▁one ▁inter change ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County , ▁at ▁Ant lers , ▁connecting ▁residents ▁to ▁fre ew ay ▁travel ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁and ▁Tul sa . ▁ ▁Geography ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County ' s ▁location ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Oklahoma ▁places ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 0 - count y ▁area ▁designated ▁for ▁tour ism ▁purposes ▁by ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Department ▁of ▁Tour ism ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁as ▁Cho ct aw ▁Country , ▁previously ▁K iam ichi ▁Country . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 1 . 9 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County ▁is ▁mountain ous , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁a ▁relatively ▁flat ▁agricult ural ▁bel t ▁along ▁the ▁county ’ s ▁southern ▁border . ▁ ▁The ▁K iam ichi ▁River ▁valley ▁forms ▁a ▁cres cent ▁through ▁the ▁county ▁from ▁n ortheast ▁to ▁south west . ▁As ▁was ▁typical ▁in ▁pre histor ic ▁times , ▁most ▁human ▁habit ation ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁along ▁this ▁cres cent . ▁ ▁The ▁K iam ichi ▁Mountains , ▁a ▁sub - range ▁of ▁the ▁O u ach ita ▁Mountains , ▁occup y ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁This ▁mountain ▁chain ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁formally ▁defined , ▁nor ▁have ▁its ▁neighbor ing ▁mountain ▁ch ains , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁W inding ▁St air ▁Mountains ▁to ▁the