Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
This range is one of the oldest exposures of igneous rock in North America. The name of the range is spelled out as Saint Francois Mountains in official GNIS sources, [ 1 ] but it is sometimes misspelled in use as St. Francis Mountains to match the anglicized pronunciation of both the range and St. Francois County .
Part of the Ozarks, the Boston Mountains are a deeply dissected plateau. The ecoregion is steeper than the adjacent Springfield Plateau to the north, and bordered on the south by the Arkansas Valley. The Oklahoma portion of the range is locally referred to as the Cookson Hills. There are several theories of how the mountains were named, though ...
Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Taum Sauk Mountain [a] Iron County: St. Francois Mountains: 540 m 1,772 ft: 156 m 512 ft: 238 km 148.1 mi 2 Webster County High Point [2] [b] Webster County: Ozarks: 530 m 1,739 ft: 140 m 459 ft: 16.88 km
Together with the Ozark Plateaus, the Ouachitas form the U.S. Interior Highlands. [4] The highest natural point is Mount Magazine at 2,753 feet (839 m). [2] [5] The Ouachita Mountains is a Level III ecoregion designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The region has been subdivided into six Level IV ecoregions. [6] [7]
Though most trees are still bearing green leaves, soon the Ozarks will be full of red, orange and yellow. The News-Leader compiled a list of the 10 best spots to see fall foliage throughout the ...
While relatively low in terms of elevation at 1,772 feet (540 m) compared to other peaks, Taum Sauk and the St. Francois range are true mountains, being the result of a volcanic orogeny. Whereas vertical relief in the rest of the Ozarks region is the result of erosion of sedimentary strata , the St. Francois are an ancient Precambrian igneous ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!