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History · Seventh Mountain

Half of Seventh Mountain’s homes were built after 2002

Most of Seventh Mountain was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2002. Below: maps from 1962 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Seventh Mountain’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Seventh Mountain are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Seventh Mountain, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Seventh Mountain yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Seventh Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deschutes County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The community lies along the west bank of the Deschutes River southwest of Bend. Century Drive Highway, part of the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, connects Bend to Seventh Mountain. From Seventh Mountain, the byway runs west to Mount Bachelor and its ski area. The CDP is closely associated with the Seventh Mountain Resort, which includes 21 lodging buildings with more than 200 condominiums. As of the 2020 census, Seventh Mountain had a population of 407. The CDP covers an area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 187 to 407 (+118%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Seventh Mountain on the map, 1962 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Seventh Mountain. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Seventh Mountain on the 1962 USGS mapSeventh Mountain on the 1981 USGS map1962Shevlin Park sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Seventh Mountain.

Famous people

Famous people close to Seventh Mountain

Nobody well known was born in Seventh Mountain itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ian BoswellAmerican racing cyclist · b. 1991
Bill PearlAmerican bodybuilder · b. 1930
William A. NiskanenAmerican economist · b. 1933
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Dan GauthierActor · b. 1963
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Kiki CutterAmerican alpine skier · b. 1949
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Charles ScrivenAmerican theologian · b. 1945
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Deschutes River WoodsIts storyD−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.