Camp Elkanah, Oregon
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Starkey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97850. It stands on Marley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marley Creek quadrangle. It stands 3,494 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Marley Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS La Grande quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Camp Elkanah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 175 acres in total. 40 started naturally. None 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 | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | WHITEHORSE |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | LaGrande District | BUFFALO FIRE |
| 25 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | TYBO |
| 24 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | STAND BY |
| 2 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | MIDNIGHT RUN |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | HARLEY |
| 12 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | LaGrande District | MEADOW CREEK |
| 10 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | THREE MILE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Camp Elkanah: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Meadow Creek Bridge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Meadow Creek Bridge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starkey | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Hilgard | 14.3 miles | 10 | |
| Camp Carson (historical) | 16.0 miles | 10 | |
| Perry | 16.9 miles | 10 | |
| La Grande | 20.2 miles | 10 | |
| Island City | 22.7 miles | 10 | |
| Hot Lake | 26.1 miles | 12 | |
| Alicel | 27.5 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q121597293 | 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 1136117. 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.



