Mud Lake Fire
The Mud Lake Fire burned 2,338 acres in Montana, in 1987. MTBS dates its ignition to April 7, 1987.
- Size
- 2,338 acres
- Ignition
- April 7, 1987
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,338 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 45.668, -113.420.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,338 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- April 7, 1987
- State
- Montana
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MT4566811342019870407
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Montana in 19873
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Gulch Fire | 1,805 | Jul 15, 1987 | |
| NoName Fire | 1,100 | ||
| G 15 A B Fire | 1,070 | Apr 21, 1987 |
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.