Climax, Oregon
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Southeast Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97524. The Survey maps it on the Grizzly Peak quadrangle. It stands 3,455 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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
- 1938 USGS Medford quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Lakecreek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Grizzly Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Climax between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,596 acres in total. 39 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 | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CLIMAX |
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | DEER CREEK |
| 7 September 2015 | Firearms and explosives use | 1.5 acres | Medford District | SHALE CITY |
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | 2.9 acres | Medford District | EAST ANTELOPE |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | ANTELOPE CREEK |
| 27 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Medford District | LOST LAKE |
| 23 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Medford Unit | VALLEY VIEW |
| 22 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,280 acres | Medford District | WALKER CR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Climax: 10 occurrences, 7 prospects, 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nailor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shale City Area | Oil Shale | Occurrence | ||
| Bratcher Opalite Ledge | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Bratcher Opalite Ledge | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Climax Gold Area | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Climax Gold Area | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Shale City Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Occurrence | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Occurrence | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Thorndike Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | 8.4 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Creek | 8.7 miles | 22 | |
| Talent | 9.6 miles | 22 | |
| Phoenix | 10.6 miles | 23 | |
| Wellen (historical) | 11.5 miles | 24 | |
| Barron (historical) | 11.7 miles | 22 | |
| Brownsboro | 12.9 miles | 21 | |
| Medford | 13.7 miles | 23 |
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 Climax | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q24191854 | 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 1136158. 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.









