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*'''Aldrich Mountain''', {{coord|44.3773690|-119.4510821|name=Aldrich Mountain}}, Named for Ellery Wood Aldrich, an early rancher. Aldrich, along with his son Elmer Oliver Aldrich, was one of a party of ranchers who encountered a band of marauding Paiute Indians in 1878. Young Aldrich was killed and his mutilated body was later found in Aldrich Gulch, {{coord|44.3340338|-119.5652517|name=Aldrich Gulch}}, was then named for him. The family name later transferred to Aldrich Mountain and the Aldrich Mountains to the east. Aldrich Creek, {{coord|44.4590356|-119.4505289|name=Aldrich Creek}}, does not flow in the gulch but runs north to John Day River. | *'''Aldrich Mountain''', {{coord|44.3773690|-119.4510821|name=Aldrich Mountain}}, Named for Ellery Wood Aldrich, an early rancher. Aldrich, along with his son Elmer Oliver Aldrich, was one of a party of ranchers who encountered a band of marauding Paiute Indians in 1878. Young Aldrich was killed and his mutilated body was later found in Aldrich Gulch, {{coord|44.3340338|-119.5652517|name=Aldrich Gulch}}, was then named for him. The family name later transferred to Aldrich Mountain and the Aldrich Mountains to the east. Aldrich Creek, {{coord|44.4590356|-119.4505289|name=Aldrich Creek}}, does not flow in the gulch but runs north to John Day River. | ||
*'''Aldrich Mountains''', a range south of Dayville, Mount Vernon and John Day. Coordinates from west to east: {{coord|44.3934797|-119.4702500|name=Aldrich Mountains}}, {{coord|44.2040446|-118.8732792|name=Aldrich Mountains}}, | *'''Aldrich Mountains''', a range south of Dayville, Mount Vernon and John Day. Coordinates from west to east: {{coord|44.3934797|-119.4702500|name=Aldrich Mountains}}, {{coord|44.2040446|-118.8732792|name=Aldrich Mountains}}, | ||
*'''Little Aldrich Mountain''', {{coord|44.3912578|-119.4563605|name=Little Aldrich Mountain}}a summit in Aldrich Mountains range | *'''Little Aldrich Mountain''', {{coord|44.3912578|-119.4563605|name=Little Aldrich Mountain}}, a summit in Aldrich Mountains range | ||
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Oregon Grant County Trivia Tidbits
- Aldrich Mountain, 44°22′39″N 119°27′04″W / 44.3773690°N 119.4510821°W, Named for Ellery Wood Aldrich, an early rancher. Aldrich, along with his son Elmer Oliver Aldrich, was one of a party of ranchers who encountered a band of marauding Paiute Indians in 1878. Young Aldrich was killed and his mutilated body was later found in Aldrich Gulch, 44°20′03″N 119°33′55″W / 44.3340338°N 119.5652517°W, was then named for him. The family name later transferred to Aldrich Mountain and the Aldrich Mountains to the east. Aldrich Creek, 44°27′33″N 119°27′02″W / 44.4590356°N 119.4505289°W, does not flow in the gulch but runs north to John Day River.
- Aldrich Mountains, a range south of Dayville, Mount Vernon and John Day. Coordinates from west to east: 44°23′37″N 119°28′13″W / 44.3934797°N 119.4702500°W, 44°12′15″N 118°52′24″W / 44.2040446°N 118.8732792°W,
- Little Aldrich Mountain, 44°23′29″N 119°27′23″W / 44.3912578°N 119.4563605°W, a summit in Aldrich Mountains range
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Oregon Geographic Names FHLC