Olene, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Klamath Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97603. The Survey maps it on the Altamont quadrangle. It stands 4,153 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1889 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Merrill NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Altamont quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Olene between 1992 and 2020, burning about 618 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 5 were 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 | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | RADE |
| 28 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Klamath Unit | SINGLE TREE |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SOUTH POE 299 |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LORENZ 308 |
| 12 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CHIP 510 |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lakeview District | QUARRY |
| 6 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Klamath Unit | HILL |
| 5 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SCALES 274 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Olene: 9 producers, 6 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Geothermal, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Hills | Mercury, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Pit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit No. 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stukel Mountain | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stukel Mountain | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| High Bros. Warm Spring | Geothermal | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olene in 1 storm report in 2019: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Hail | Olene | - | A member of the public reported their house was shaken by strong winds that came first from one direction, then from the opposite direction. They reported 1 inch hail with the second wind surge. The winds sounded like several freight trains. No damage to the house, but there was damage to vegetation with some large tree branches found far away from any trees. This occurred on the Lost River Ranch. The observer thought it may have been a tornado. A funnel cloud associated with another thunderstorm was reported at 1417 PDT the previous afternoon near Klamath Falls. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Henley | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hager | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Altamont | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Falcon Heights | 7.1 miles | 21 | |
| Dairy | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Klamath Falls | 8.8 miles | 21 | |
| Merganser (historical) | 9.0 miles | 21 |
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 Olene | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7086375 | 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 1124978. 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.







