Clarno, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Antelope census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97001. It lies near Corral Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Clarno quadrangle. It stands 1,312 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1926 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Clarno quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Stephenson Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Clarno quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Clarno between 1993 and 2019, burning about 72,765 acres in total. 14 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 37 acres | Prineville District | 0958 |
| 8 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Prineville District | 0768 |
| 8 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15,000 acres | Prineville District | THE BUTTES |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 acres | Prineville District | GRANGE HALL |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 608 acres | Prineville District | 0690 THREE HORSE |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | 111 acres | Prineville District | BLACK ROCK |
| 4 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Prineville District | 0332 |
| 29 August 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Prineville District | 0567 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Clarno: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Semiprecious Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Rock Product | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Peak | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Perkins | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Antelope Rock Products Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Perkins Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarno in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarno | - | The mesonet station NPFO3 measured a gust of 59 mph at 1848L from an outflow boundary. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarno | - | North Pole Ridge RAWS site measured 59 mph gust with thunderstorm. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Clarno | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope | 13.2 miles | 8 | |
| Shaniko | 16.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bakeoven | 22.8 miles | 8 | |
| Criterion (historical) | 29.2 miles | 8 | |
| Dant | 35.0 miles | 12 | |
| East Maupin | 36.5 miles | 14 | |
| Maupin | 36.9 miles | 14 | |
| Tygh Valley | 43.7 miles | 14 |
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 Clarno | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5127712 | 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 1136154. 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.






