Rhododendron, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mount Hood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97049. It stands on Still Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rhododendron quadrangle. 262 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,116 feet above sea level.
On record in Rhododendron
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Wilbur and Evelyn Reid's Alderbrook Lodgelisted 2004 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1924 USGS Mount Hood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1927 USGS Mount Hood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Rhododendron quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Mount Hood quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Rhododendron quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Rhododendron between 1992 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | TRUCKER BARREL |
| 7 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | ROCKFACE 2 |
| 4 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | HUNCHBACK |
| 4 September 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Mt. Hood National Forest | 919 |
| 30 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | CAMP CREEK 2 |
| 3 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | STILL CREEK |
| 26 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | CAMP CREEK |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BIRDIE LANE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Rhododendron: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheeney Creek Prospects | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Producer | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Cheeney Creek Prospects | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Arrah Wanna Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arrah Wanna Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laurel Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Laurel Hill Quarry / Usfs 24 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Strabein | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Strabein | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service 024 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| U S Forest Service 027 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faubion | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Zigzag | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Welches | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Wemme | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Wildwood | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Hood Village | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Mountain Air Park | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Brightwood | 6.5 miles | 18 |
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 Rhododendron | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3367095 | 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 1148408. 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.







