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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Landforms of Grant County, Oregon, Populated places in Grant County, Oregon, Protected areas of Grant County, Oregon, Seneca, Oregon, Granite, Oregon, Dayville, Oregon, Canyon City, Oregon, Mount Vernon, Oregon, John Day, Oregon, Greenhorn, Oregon, Monument, Oregon, Prairie City, Oregon, Long Creek, Oregon, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Eastern Oregon, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, John Day River, Umatilla National Forest, North Fork John Day Wilderness, North Fork John Day River, Middle Fork John Day River, South Fork John Day River, Silvies River, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness, Malheur National Forest, Snow Mountain, Blue Mountains, Ochoco National Forest, Black Canyon Wilderness, Strawberry Range, Mount Ireland, Monument Rock Wilderness, Aldrich Mountains, Greenhorn Mountains, Crawfish Lake, Strawberry Lake, Long Creek Mountain Summit. Excerpt: The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is a United States National Forest in Oregon. Formed by a merger of the formerly separate Wallowa and Whitman national forests, it is located in the northeastern corner of the state, in Wallowa, Baker, Union, Grant, and Umatilla counties in Oregon, and includes small areas in Nez Perce and Idaho counties in Idaho. The forest is named for the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce, who originally lived in this area, and Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, Presbyterian missionaries who settled north of here in 1836. Forest headquarters are located in Baker City, Oregon. Map of Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, including the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and designated wilderness areasThe national forest may be divided into several distinct sections, which together cover 2,300,000 acres (9,300 km) of land, including 600,000 acres (2,400 km) of designated wilderness. A large section of the forest is located in the rugged Wallowa Mountai...
