THE GILCHRIST LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pumice Plateau Basins setting.
Gilchrist CDP has 0.38 square miles of land in Klamath County. Its Census reference point is in Pumice Plateau Basins, 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
Gilchrist and Klamath County
Gilchrist is associated with Klamath 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.
Gilchrist by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Gilchrist, or 10.2% of its total area. It is 7.1 percentage points higher than the 3.1% recorded for Klamath County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Gilchrist CDP has 32.6% of the land area of nearby Crescent CDP (1.17 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

