Озарк

Also known as Ozark Mountains, Ozark Plateau

thumb|A rural Ozarks scene. Phelps County, Missouri thumb|The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick, Missouri|Knob Lick Mountain, are the exposed geologic core of the Ozarks. The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, are a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as well as a small area in the southeastern corner of Kansas. The Ozarks cover a significant portion of northern Arkansas and most of the southern half of Missouri, extending from Interstate 40 in central Arkansas to Interstate 70 in central Miss