Wahzhazhe

The Boston Mountains form the rugged southern edge of the Ozark Plateau. Streams have cut deep valleys into the high, forested plateau, leaving narrow ridges and steep slopes above the river country. The Osage, who call themselves Wahzhazhe, lived and hunted across the Ozarks and neighboring plains. Their name is associated with a high summit in these mountains, overlooking a landscape of wooded ridges and headwaters.