The city lies in upland rolling terrain that forms part of the Salem Plateau, a major subdivision of the Ozarks Mountains. A large portion of the Mark Twain National Forest is immediately to its north and west. It has a total area of 0.66 square miles, and an average elevation of 1,207 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> | The city lies in upland rolling terrain that forms part of the Salem Plateau, a major subdivision of the Ozarks Mountains. A large portion of the Mark Twain National Forest is immediately to its north and west. It has a total area of 0.66 square miles, and an average elevation of 1,207 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> |