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A rural Ozarks scene. Phelps County, Missouri The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain, are the exposed geologic core of the Ozarks.. The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is 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. [1]
The Lake of the Ozarks is located on the Ozark Plateau, with Bagnell Dam lying at an elevation of 659 feet (201 m) above sea level. [6] [17] It lies in central Missouri on the Salem Plateau of the Ozarks. [18] The lake extends across four Missouri counties, from Benton County in the west through Camden and Morgan Counties to Miller County in ...
Pensmore is a 72,000 square feet (6,700 m 2) home in the Ozark Mountains near Highlandville, Missouri.One of the largest homes in the United States, it has five stories, contains 14 baths, 13 bedrooms; has exterior walls 12 inches thick, and was designed to survive earthquakes, tornadoes, and bomb blasts.
Ha Ha Tonka State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 3,751 acres (1,518 ha) on the Niangua arm of the Lake of the Ozarks, about five miles south of Camdenton, Missouri, in the United States.
The News-Leader compiled a list of nine underrated destinations in the Ozarks, including Kimberling City, Dogwood Canyon and Sunrise Beach. ... The western Missouri town was founded in the mid ...
The 33-mile (53 km) Taum Sauk section of the Ozark Trail is considered by the Ozark Trail Association to be one of the finest trails in Missouri. [8] Mina Sauk Falls, the highest waterfall in Missouri, is on Taum Sauk and can be visited by hiking a rugged trail that makes a 3-mile (4.8 km) loop from the highpoint parking area.
Embarking on a mural tour of Missouri would lead right into the beating heart of its towns and cities. Here are some places to start. In these Missouri towns, murals paint pictures of history and ...
The spring is by far the largest spring in the Ozark Plateau region. The only two springs in the Ozark region that approach the size of Big Spring are Greer Spring and Mammoth Spring. The maximum discharge of Big Spring must be estimated because backwater from the Current River makes accurate high-water measurements impossible.