{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}} {{About|the unincorporated community in Oregon|footwear brand in Oregon|LaCrosse Footwear}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Danner, Oregon |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Oregon#USA |pushpin_label = Danner |pushpin_map_caption = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Oregon |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Malheur <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_km2 = <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information --> |timezone = Mountain |utc_offset = – 07:00 |timezone_DST = Mountain |utc_offset_DST = – 06:00 |coordinates = {{coord|42|56|40|N|117|20|25|W|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}} |elevation_ft = 4232 |elevation_footnotes =<ref name=gnis/> <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> |area_code = 541 |postal_code_type = ZIP Code |postal_code = 97910 |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1136202<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1136202}}</ref> |footnotes = }}
'''Danner''' is an unincorporated community located in Malheur County, Oregon, (Western United States). The community lies along the Danner Road off U.S. Route 95 west of the Jordan Valley.<ref name=Atlas>{{cite book |title= Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer |edition= 7th |year= 2008 |publisher= DeLorme |location= Yarmouth, Maine |isbn= 978-0-89933-347-2 |page= 83}}</ref> Jordan Creek, a tributary of the Owyhee River (leading eventually to the Snake and Columbia Rivers) flows by Danner.<ref name=Atlas/>
==History== The historic Idaho–Oregon–Nevada highway once ran through Danner, following the earlier Skinner Toll Road. This route opened the region to settlement beginning in 1863, during the American Civil War.
Danner is the burial place of '''Jean Baptiste Charbonneau''' (1805–1866), also known as "Pompey" or "Little Pomp" Charbonneau, the infant son of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. Little Pomp Charbonneau was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Sacagawea carried him during the expedition's journey from the Missouri River, across the Rocky Mountains, and through the Pacific Northwest to the Pacific Ocean.<ref>{{cite book |pages=10, 60, 122 |title=Interpreters with Lewis and Clark: The Story of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau |author=Nelson, W. Dale |year=2003 |publisher=University of North Texas Press |location=Denton, Texas |isbn=1-57441-165-9}}</ref>
Charbonneau died near Danner on May 16, 1866, after developing pneumonia while crossing the Owyhee River. His grave, located near the former Inskip Station, was identified and marked in the 20th century through the efforts of local residents Kirt and Johanna Skinner. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1973.<ref>{{cite book |author=Skinner, John Sackett |title=High Desert Promise: The Skinner Family Legacy |publisher=Golden Quill |year=2009 |page=267}}</ref> A plaque marks the ruins of Inskip Station within view of the Charbonneau grave.
Around 1910, '''Harley J. Hooker''' platted the proposed ''Ruby Townsite'' when the Jordan Valley Irrigation District began constructing a dam and canal system near Danner.<ref>Skinner, p. 116</ref> The town never developed as planned due to the region's harsh high-desert climate. Around 1915, Hooker built a one-story lava-rock office building, which later served as the community hall. It eventually became unsafe and was demolished.
The community was named for early settler '''John H. Danner'''. An application to name the local post office "Ruby" was rejected by the Post Office Department; the name ''Danner'' was approved in 1920. The post office operated until 1942.<ref>{{cite book |author=Fretwell-Johnson, Hazel |title=In Times Past: A History of the Lower Jordan Creek Communities |publisher=Caxton |location=Caldwell, Idaho |year=1990 |page=174}}</ref><ref>{{cite OGN |7th |page=267}}</ref>
During the 1930s, Danner had a general store owned by Jesse Anderson, a Danish immigrant. The building remains standing about half a mile south of the Inskip Station site.
==Climate== According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Danner has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Danner, Oregon|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=531253&cityname=Danner%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |work=Weatherbase|publisher=CantyMedia|accessdate=February 1, 2017}}</ref>
{{Weather box |location = Danner, Oregon, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1929–2017 |single line = Yes |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 62 |Feb record high F = 69 |Mar record high F = 78 |Apr record high F = 87 |May record high F = 99 |Jun record high F = 106 |Jul record high F = 109 |Aug record high F = 105 |Sep record high F = 104 |Oct record high F = 93 |Nov record high F = 86 |Dec record high F = 67
|Jan avg record high F = 50.7 |Feb avg record high F = 57.3 |Mar avg record high F = 66.8 |Apr avg record high F = 77.4 |May avg record high F = 85.6 |Jun avg record high F = 92.6 |Jul avg record high F = 98.8 |Aug avg record high F = 96.8 |Sep avg record high F = 91.0 |Oct avg record high F = 80.3 |Nov avg record high F = 64.4 |Dec avg record high F = 52.1 |year avg record high F = 99.3
|Jan high F = 37.4 |Feb high F = 43.1 |Mar high F = 51.3 |Apr high F = 58.7 |May high F = 67.0 |Jun high F = 75.5 |Jul high F = 86.6 |Aug high F = 85.5 |Sep high F = 75.8 |Oct high F = 62.6 |Nov high F = 46.7 |Dec high F = 37.1 |year high F =
|Jan mean F = 27.4 |Feb mean F = 31.5 |Mar mean F = 38.9 |Apr mean F = 44.3 |May mean F = 52.3 |Jun mean F = 59.7 |Jul mean F = 67.7 |Aug mean F = 66.1 |Sep mean F = 57.0 |Oct mean F = 45.8 |Nov mean F = 34.8 |Dec mean F = 27.0 |year mean F =
|Jan low F = 17.3 |Feb low F = 19.8 |Mar low F = 26.5 |Apr low F = 29.9 |May low F = 37.6 |Jun low F = 43.9 |Jul low F = 48.9 |Aug low F = 46.6 |Sep low F = 38.2 |Oct low F = 28.9 |Nov low F = 23.0 |Dec low F = 17.0 |year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -3.3 |Feb avg record low F = 1.9 |Mar avg record low F = 13.3 |Apr avg record low F = 16.3 |May avg record low F = 22.4 |Jun avg record low F = 31.4 |Jul avg record low F = 38.1 |Aug avg record low F = 36.3 |Sep avg record low F = 25.2 |Oct avg record low F = 13.2 |Nov avg record low F = 4.7 |Dec avg record low F = -2.8 |year avg record low F = -10.4
|Jan record low F = -52 |Feb record low F = -46 |Mar record low F = -12 |Apr record low F = 5 |May record low F = 11 |Jun record low F = 18 |Jul record low F = 22 |Aug record low F = 20 |Sep record low F = 10 |Oct record low F = -4 |Nov record low F = -26 |Dec record low F = -34
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 1.15 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.79 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.06 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.12 |May precipitation inch = 1.41 |Jun precipitation inch = 0.96 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.63 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.30 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.51 |Oct precipitation inch = 0.67 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.14 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.47 |year precipitation inch = 10.90
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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00352135&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Danner, OR |access-date = May 28, 2023 }} </ref> |source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData> {{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=boi |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Boise |access-date = May 28, 2023 }} </ref> }}
==See also== *List of ghost towns in Oregon *Lewis and Clark Expedition *National Register of Historic Places listings in Malheur County, Oregon
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/or/innskipstation.html Ghosttowns.com; Oregon; Innskip Station]
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