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Welcome to Fort Klamath Junction ...

Fort Klamath Junction is located in Klamath County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Klamath Junction: Ft. Klamath Jct. (or less commonly used: Ft. Klamath Jctn.)

Fort Klamath Junction is 4,170 feet [1,271 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fort Klamath Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fort Klamath Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fort Klamath Junction: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Fort Klamath Junction ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Fort Klamath Junction.

  • Chiloquin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Klamath Agency
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Klamath Agency is located in Klamath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Agency
  • Prospect
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Sprague River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Terminal City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Terminal City is located in Klamath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City

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 Fort Klamath Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Klamath Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Klamath Junction. 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 Fort Klamath Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Klamath Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Klamath Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Klamath Junction ...

Looking for more information about Fort Klamath Junction? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Klamath Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Klamath Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Klamath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Klamath Junction - 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 Fort Klamath Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Klamath Junction 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.