N Elbow Fire
The N Elbow Fire burned 1,162 acres in North Dakota, in 1986. MTBS dates its ignition to August 11, 1986.
- Size
- 1,162 acres
- Ignition
- August 11, 1986
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,162 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 48.611, -102.518.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,162 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- August 11, 1986
- State
- North Dakota
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ND4861110251819860811
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- 56 std.
Other large fires in North Dakota in 19862
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Fire | 5,613 | Jul 31, 1986 | |
| Kruses Fire | 1,615 | Jun 11, 1986 |
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.