Lostcanyon Fire
The Lostcanyon Fire burned 4,528 acres in Montana, in 1988. MTBS dates its ignition to August 12, 1988.
- Size
- 4,528 acres
- Ignition
- August 12, 1988
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,528 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 48.201, -109.787.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,528 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- August 12, 1988
- State
- Montana
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MT4820110978719880812
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Note on the perimeter
- logical imagery used regarding extreme rdnbr offset
Other large fires in Montana in 198812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Creek Fire | 167,806 | Jun 25, 1988 | |
| Storm Creek Fire | 115,951 | Jun 19, 1988 | |
| Brewer Fire | 48,246 | Jun 20, 1988 | |
| Gates Park Fire | 42,484 | Jul 11, 1988 | |
| Canyon Creek Fire | 35,835 | Aug 9, 1988 | |
| Red Bench Fire | 33,850 | Sep 6, 1988 | |
| Earlybird Fire | 21,717 | Jun 4, 1988 | |
| Schiller Fire | 15,522 | Jul 12, 1988 | |
| Kirby Fire | 14,250 | Aug 19, 1988 | |
| Bainville Fire | 12,774 | Jun 10, 1988 | |
| Dry Fork Fire | 11,407 | Aug 25, 1988 | |
| Slick Fire | 9,743 | Aug 13, 1988 |
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.