Ozarks Map

The Ozarks are a plateau in the United States, covering about 122,000 km² (47,100 sq mi). This map shows its extent on shaded relief, with the surrounding relief, rivers, borders and cities.

Ozarks Map
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How to read this map

The Ozarks are about 122,000 km² (47,100 sq mi) in area. Its typical elevation is about 781 m (2,561 ft).

The dashed outline marks the Ozarks as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include Dallas, St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, Tulsa, Columbia, St. Charles and Bartlett. Labeled states and countries: Mississippi, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas.

Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders, and fine dashed lines show state or province borders.

The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Ozarks come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Ozarks are, not a surveyed boundary.

Blank physical map

The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.

Ozarks Map without names
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Ozarks facts

FactValue
Length350 km (217 mi)
Area122,000 km² (47,100 sq mi)
Countriesthe United States
US statesMissouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas

Data sources and license

Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.

Maps of the countries: United States. Compare with the world mountain ranges map.

Frequently asked questions

How big are the Ozarks?

About 122,000 km² (47,100 sq mi).

Where are the Ozarks?

The Ozarks are in the United States.

Can I download a blank map of the Ozarks?

Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted landform but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.

Use this map

You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Ozarks Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.

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