Hawk Creek Fire
The Hawk Creek Fire burned 157,824 acres in Montana, in 1984. MTBS dates its ignition to August 25, 1984.
- Size
- 157,824 acres
- Ignition
- August 25, 1984
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 157,824 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 46.258, -108.272.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 157,824 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- August 25, 1984
- State
- Montana
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MT4625810827219840825
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
Other large fires in Montana in 198411
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hill Fire | 27,145 | Aug 27, 1984 | |
| Houghton Creek II Fire | 12,486 | Aug 15, 1984 | |
| Centennial Fire | 11,769 | Aug 19, 1984 | |
| Napi Peak Fire | 3,678 | Aug 19, 1984 | |
| Lake Creek Fire | 3,613 | Sep 18, 1984 | |
| Crystal Creek Fire | 3,254 | Aug 27, 1984 | |
| Wheatwell Fire | 2,665 | Aug 27, 1984 | |
| Cactus Cr Fire | 1,854 | Aug 5, 1984 | |
| Kirby Fire | 1,596 | Aug 26, 1984 | |
| Fritz Fire | 1,488 | Aug 26, 1984 | |
| Red Owl Fire | 1,055 | Aug 27, 1984 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.