Claim: The Ozarks are in North America.

The Ouachita Mountains -LRB- -LSB- ˈwɒʃᵻtɔː -RSB- -RRB- are a mountain range in west central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma . The range 's subterranean roots may extend as far as central Texas , or beyond it to the current location of the Marathon Uplift . Along with the Ozark Mountains , the Ouachita Mountains form the U.S. Interior Highlands , one of the few major mountainous regions between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains . The highest peak in the Ouachitas is Mount Magazine in west-central Arkansas which rises to 2753 ft.