Breitenbush, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97342. It stands on Devils Creek. The Survey maps it on the Breitenbush Hot Springs quadrangle. It stands 2,238 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1927 USGS Mt. Jefferson quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1930 USGS Mt. Jefferson quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Breitenbush Hot Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Madras quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Breitenbush Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Breitenbush Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Breitenbush between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,930 acres in total. 89 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 89 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 70 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | ANTI FREEZE |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | 421 SRZ |
| 7 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | HIDDEN |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | EAGLE |
| 6 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | 407 SRZ |
| 6 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | 408 SRZ |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | SHORT |
| 29 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | INC 252 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Breitenbush: 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breitenbush Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Breitenbush Hot Springs Cinnabar | Mercury | Occurrence | Metacinnabar, Pyrite | |
| Breitenbush Mineral Springs Inc | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Halseth-Breitenbush Tuffstone | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Halseth-Breitenbush Tuffstone | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Skunk Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Skunk Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Breitenbush in 1 storm report in 2001: 1 wildfire. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Wildfire | Breitenbush | $4,300,000 | A lightning started wildfire burned 2719 acres in the Mt Hood National Forest in the area of Olallie Lake. Total cost of fighting the fire was $4.3 million. No buildings were lost and there were no injuries or deaths. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breitenbush Hot Springs | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Idanha | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Detroit | 10.0 miles | 16 | |
| Jawbone Flats (historical) | 13.4 miles | 18 | |
| Niagara | 19.4 miles | 17 | |
| Elkhorn | 21.0 miles | 17 | |
| Elkhorn Woods | 22.8 miles | 17 | |
| Gates | 23.6 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Breitenbush | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474039 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1156681. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








