Ozark Highlands (ecoregion)

This article is about the ecoregion designated by the EPA. For viticultural area in Missouri, see Ozark Highlands AVA.
Ozark Highlands ecoregion
Level III ecoregions in the region, with the Ozark Highlands ecoregion marked as (39) (full map)
Ecology
Borders
Geography
Area41,078 km2 (15,860 sq mi)
CountryUnited States
States
  • Arkansas
  • Kansas
  • Missouri
  • Oklahoma
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cwa)

The Ozark Highlands is a Level III ecoregion designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in four U.S. states. Most of the region is within Missouri, with a part in Arkansas and small sections in Oklahoma and Kansas. It is the largest subdivision of the region known as the Ozark Mountains, less rugged in comparison to the Boston Mountains in Arkansas, the highest part of the Ozarks.

The Ozark Highlands ecoregion has been subdivided into eleven Level IV ecoregions, seven of which lie completely within Missouri.[1]

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