Juniper Canyon, Oregon
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Crooked River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97754. The Survey maps it on the Stearns Butte quadrangle. 2,564 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,901 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Powell Buttes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Prineville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Stearns Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Juniper Canyon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 195 acres in total. 41 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 | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0914 |
| 2 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prineville District | 0559 |
| 17 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | SCHWARTZ |
| 17 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | TRIPLE J. |
| 5 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0576 |
| 5 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0440 |
| 4 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0565 |
| 4 August 2013 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Prineville District | 0494 |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Juniper Canyon: 7 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked River Tuff | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Games Guide Group | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Games Guide Group | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crooked River Tuff | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Juniper Canyon | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rocky Canyon | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Juniper Canyon | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Prineville | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Powell Butte | 13.1 miles | 16 | |
| Post | 15.9 miles | 11 | |
| Forest Crossing | 19.5 miles | 15 | |
| Paulina | 43.9 miles | 14 | |
| Suplee | 59.5 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 Juniper Canyon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q108365335 | 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 2805454. 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.





