Ontario Heights, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Ontario census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97914. It lies near Canyon Number 1. The Survey maps it on the Malheur Butte quadrangle. It stands 2,356 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1951 USGS Malheur Butte quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Moores Hollow quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Brogan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Ontario Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,562 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Vale District | DRY CR |
| 18 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.6 acres | Vale District | MALHEUR BUTTE ROAD |
| 17 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Vale District | 3 MIL HILL |
| 11 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Vale District | MP 369 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 182 acres | Vale District | MALHEUR BUTTE |
| 2 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,597 acres | Vale District | MP368 |
| 13 July 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | 6.3 acres | Vale District | BUTTE |
| 12 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 acres | Vale District | JACOBSON GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Ontario Heights: 24 past producers, 20 producers, 1 occurrence. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Clay Mine | Brick Clay, Kaolin | Past Producer | Illite | |
| Malheur Butte Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Allen Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Allen Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Canyon Hills | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Canyon Hills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cairo | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Arcadia | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Annex | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Nyssa Heights | 12.2 miles | 10 | |
| Home (historical) | 12.7 miles | 12 | |
| Vale | 12.9 miles | 12 | |
| Nyssa | 13.4 miles | 11 |
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 Q112226548 | 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 1158407. 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.




