THE BLACK BUTTE RANCH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Ponderosa Pine/Bitterbrush Woodland setting.
Black Butte Ranch CDP has 8.2 square miles of land in Deschutes County. Its Census reference point is in Ponderosa Pine/Bitterbrush Woodland, within Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills.
On the Cascades' drier eastern side, open pine forests mingle with volcanic cones, buttes and basins. Larger river valleys and lake basins interrupt the surrounding uplands.
Regional context: Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Black Butte Ranch and Deschutes County
Black Butte Ranch is associated with Deschutes County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Black Butte Ranch by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Black Butte Ranch, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Deschutes County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Black Butte Ranch CDP has 2.6 times the land area of nearby Camp Sherman CDP (3.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.