Running Y Ranch, Oregon
18 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 97601. It lies near Payne Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Howard Bay quadrangle. 858 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,213 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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 Modoc Point quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Howard Bay quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Running Y Ranch between 1992 and 2019, burning about 665 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 16 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | SWEAT |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | UNCLE |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | SKILLET |
| 26 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Klamath Unit | HOWARD |
| 24 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Klamath Unit | BEAGLE |
| 15 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Klamath Unit | FLAMMING BALLS |
| 10 September 1996 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Klamath Unit | SMOKIN' |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | 2.4 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RIDGEWATER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Running Y Ranch: 8 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Klamath Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Shot Gun Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Baker Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Brickyard | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Klamath Falls Brickyard | Clay | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal City | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Shady Pine | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Pelican City | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Algoma | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Klamath Falls | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Stewart Lenox | 7.1 miles | 21 | |
| Fairhaven | 7.2 miles | 21 | |
| West Klamath (historical) | 8.0 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 Running Y Ranch | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q108377327 | 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 2805461. 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.






