The
Wallowa–Whitman National Forest is a
United States National Forest in the
U.S. states of
Oregon and
Idaho. Formed upon the merger of the Wallowa and Whitman national forests in 1954, 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 people, who originally lived in the area, and
Marcus and
Narcissa Whitman,
Presbyterian missionaries who settled just to the north in 1836. Forest headquarters are located in
Baker City, Oregon.