 {{geobox |protected area | name = john day fossil beds national monument | category = u.s. national monument | category_iucn = iii | category_iucn_note =  | image =sheep rock near sunset.jpg | image_alt= a conical mountain composed of many buff and pink rock layers rises above a small river bordered on one side by a green field. black rock layers cap the mountain. | image_size = 300 | image_caption = sheep rock near sunset | etymology_type = named for | etymology = the john day river, which was named for early 19th-century fur trader john day | country = united states | state = oregon | region_type = counties | region = wheeler | region1 = grant | region2 = | district_type = | district = | city = mitchell | city1 = fossil | city2 = dayville | location_type = cant ranch(park headquarters) | location = between kimberly and dayville | lat_d = 44 | lat_m = 33 | lat_s = 21 | lat_ns = n | long_d = 119 | long_m = 38 | long_s = 43 | long_ew = w | location_note =  these are the coordinates for park headquarters, based in the ranch house. | elevation_imperial = 2244 | elevation_round = 0 | elevation_note = | area_unit = acre | area_imperial = 13944 | area_type = total area | area_note =  | area_round = 0 | area1_imperial = 8843 | area1_type = sheep rock unit | area2_imperial = 3132 | area2_type = painted hills unit | area3_imperial = 1969 | area3_type = clarno unit | highest = | highest location = | highest_lat_d = | highest_lat_m = | highest_lat_s = | highest_lat_ns = | highest_long_d = | highest_long_m = | highest_long_s = | highest_long_ew = | highest_elevation_imperial = 4500 | highest_elevation_note = | lowest = | lowest_location = | lowest_lat_d = | lowest_lat_m = | lowest_lat_s = | lowest_lat_ns = | lowest_long_d = | lowest_long_m = | lowest_long_s = | lowest_long_ew = | lowest_elevation_imperial = 2000 | lowest_elevation_note = | biome = | biome_share = | biome1 = | biome1_share = | geology = eroded layers of volcanic ash | geology1 = | plant = | plant1 = | animal = | animal1 = |
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