Cascade Gorge, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Butte Falls-Prospect census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97536. It stands on Middle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cascade Gorge quadrangle. It stands 2,293 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Butte Falls quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Cascade Gorge quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Crater Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Cascade Gorge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
167 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Cascade Gorge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 670 acres in total. 72 started naturally. 9 were 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 | 72 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILL CREEK MP 2 |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILL CREEK DR 2651 |
| 5 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Medford Unit | STEWART BOAT RAMP |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | LEWISRD |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Medford Unit | PERSIST |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | CLARKS CR |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | RED ROCK |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | LOST CYN |
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 Cascade Gorge: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | Pumice | Past Producer | Pumice | |
| Carlton | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Boise Cascade Shale Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Boise Cascade Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Floras Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Floras Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persist (historical) | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Prospect | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Dudley (historical) | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Bitter Lick | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| McLeod | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Rogue Elk | 10.8 miles | 20 | |
| Derby (historical) | 11.7 miles | 18 | |
| Butte Falls | 11.9 miles | 19 |
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 Cascade Gorge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28368448 | 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 1139419. 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.









