Little Alps, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Wingville-Haines census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97833. It lies near Van Patten Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Anthony Lakes quadrangle. It stands 6,457 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1901 USGS Sumpter quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Anthony Lakes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Bates quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Little Alps between 1992 and 2020, burning about 586 acres in total. 66 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 | 66 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | FLOOD WATER |
| 7 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | DUTCH FLAT |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | 54 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | BEAR BUTTE |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | 12 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | GORHAM BUTTE |
| 3 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | CHICKEN HILL FIRE |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Baker Unit | DUTCH FLAT |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | GORHAM BUTTE |
| 21 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | REMOTE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Little Alps: 8 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Gold, Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afterthought Claims | Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Afterthought Claims | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Antone Creek Prospect | Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Lead | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Antone Creek Prospect | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony | Unknown | ||
| Argonaut Claims | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Flying Cloud | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| J.H. Brown Tungsten Prospect | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Molybdenite Occurrence | Silver, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| North Powder | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Molybdenum, Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cableville (historical) | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Bourne | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Cracker City (historical) | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hutchinson | 10.9 miles | 14 | |
| Haines | 13.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sumpter | 15.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pocahontas (historical) | 15.3 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q6648853 | 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 1136483. 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.




