Black Butte Ranch, Oregon
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| Black Butte Ranch, Oregon | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Deschutes |
| Elevation | 3,350 ft (1,021 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97759 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-06650[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1138180[2] |
| Website: http://www.blackbutteranch.com/ | |
Black Butte Ranch is an unincorporated private resort community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is located in the Cascade Range, eight miles northwest of Sisters. The community of Black Butte Ranch was developed starting in 1970 by a subsidiary of Brooks Scanlon Lumber Company on the site of the former Black Butte cattle ranch directly south of Black Butte.[3] The first residents arrived in 1971 and Black Butte Ranch post office was established the same year.[3]
[edit] Wildfire
Black Butte Ranch has been threatened by many wildfires, especially since 2002, when the Cache Mountain Fire burned two homes in the northwest corner of the ranch.[4][5] Black Butte was once again threatened by the B and B Complex Fire in 2003[6], and in 2007 the GW Fire came within a quarter of a mile of some homes on the ranch.[7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 86. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "BBR residents to return today", Nugget Newspaper, 2002-08-02. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
- ^ Cache Mountain Fire - Fact Sheet 7. US Forest Service (2002-08-01). Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
- ^ B and B Complex Morning Brief. US Forest Service (2003-08-21). Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
- ^ "GW Fire: Black Butte Ranch evacuation underway", Nugget Newspaper, 2007-09-03. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
- ^ Gw Fire Wildland Fire. Incident Information System (2007-09-11). Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
[edit] External links
- Black Butte Ranch (official website)
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