Black Butte Fire
The Black Butte Fire burned 1,466 acres in Montana, in 1992. It was discovered on September 29, 1992.
- Size
- 1,466 acres
- Discovered
- September 29, 1992
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.414, -112.277.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,466 acres
- Discovered
- September 29, 1992, 3:22 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- Montana
- Reporting unit
- Central Land Office
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- MT1992CES068
Other large fires in Montana in 199210
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blank Fire | 7,379 | Sep 24, 1992 | Natural |
| Rdoorecmpx Fire | 4,000 | Apr 2, 1992 | Human |
| Lodgepole Fire | 2,805 | ||
| Northridge Fire | 2,000 | May 3, 1992 | Human |
| Lodgepole Fire | 1,650 | Jun 11, 1992 | Natural |
| Power Fire | 1,200 | Mar 12, 1992 | |
| Watkins Fire | 1,200 | May 18, 1992 | Natural |
| Mike Fire | 1,190 | Mar 23, 1992 | Human |
| Hussey Creek Fire | 1,024 | Sep 30, 1992 | |
| Old Anders Fire | 1,000 | May 18, 1992 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. 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.