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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.

Climax within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

67 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural39
Equipment and vehicle use7
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCLIMAX
7 September 2017Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictDEER CREEK
7 September 2015Firearms and explosives use1.5 acresMedford DistrictSHALE CITY
6 September 2017Natural2.9 acresMedford DistrictEAST ANTELOPE
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreMedford DistrictANTELOPE CREEK
27 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMedford DistrictLOST LAKE
23 September 2001Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMedford UnitVALLEY VIEW
22 September 1992Arson/incendiarism1,280 acresMedford DistrictWALKER CR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Nailor PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Shale City AreaOil ShaleOccurrence
Bratcher Opalite LedgeSilicaOccurrence
Bratcher Opalite LedgeSilicaProspect
Climax Gold AreaGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
Climax Gold AreaGypsum-AnhydriteProspect
Shale City QuarryStonePast Producer
Silver OccurrenceSilverOccurrence
Silver OccurrenceSilverProspect
Thorndike PitStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ashland8.4 miles22
Lake Creek8.7 miles22
Talent9.6 miles22
Phoenix10.6 miles23
Wellen (historical)11.5 miles24
Barron (historical)11.7 miles22
Brownsboro12.9 miles21
Medford13.7 miles23

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 ClimaxAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q24191854The 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.