Did you know?

Our Mt. Ireland in the Elkhorn section of the Blue Mountain Range, which is part of the Wallowa Whitman Forest, had a different name up until 1975. The original name was Mount Baldy but due to the efforts of local citizens and the U.S.F.S. it was changed to Ireland Mountain. It was renamed to honor Henry Ireland who was a Forest Supervisor for many years and who died in 1916. The name later became known as Mt. Ireland. At the summit of Mt. Ireland is the Mt. Ireland fire lookout with a view of Baldy Lake and the North Fork of the John Day Wilderness.


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