Welcome to Black Butte Ranch ...
Black Butte Ranch is located in Deschutes County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Black Butte Ranch: Black Butte Rnch.
Black Butte Ranch is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Black Butte Ranch is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Black Butte Ranch lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Black Butte Ranch: 541 & 458<3>
Communities near Black Butte Ranch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Butte Ranch.
- Sisters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked River Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Opal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
- Opal City is located in Jefferson County
- Tumalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Terrebonne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Culver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Culver is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,686 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Black Butte Ranch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Butte Ranch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black Butte Ranch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Butte Ranch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Butte Ranch. See our Newspapers Page for Black Butte Ranch.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Butte Ranch ...
Looking for more information about Black Butte Ranch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Black Butte Ranch, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Black Butte Ranch.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Deschutes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Butte Ranch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Black Butte Ranch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Black Butte Ranch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |