Cherry Spg Fire
The Cherry Spg Fire burned 2,000 acres in Carbon County, Montana, in 1998. It was discovered on August 31, 1998, and contained on August 31, 1998. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 31, 1998
- Contained
- August 31, 1998
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.341, -109.067.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 31, 1998, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 31, 1998, 10:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- Carbon County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Miles City Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-6706
Other large fires in Montana in 199812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Fire | 20,921 | Aug 31, 1998 | Natural |
| Challenge Fire | 8,800 | Sep 2, 1998 | Natural |
| Kootenai Complex (Mcdonald) Fire | 8,758 | Aug 30, 1998 | Natural |
| Boyer Creek Fire | 7,038 | Sep 2, 1998 | Human |
| Burnt Shed Fire | 6,356 | Sep 8, 1998 | Natural |
| Sandburn Fire | 5,680 | May 17, 1998 | Natural |
| Herman Rid Fire | 4,926 | Sep 1, 1998 | Natural |
| Bitterroot Complex (North Rye) Fire | 3,950 | Sep 2, 1998 | Human |
| Dome Fire | 3,340 | Sep 2, 1998 | Natural |
| Bowl Mtn Fire | 3,070 | Aug 9, 1998 | Natural |
| Pocket Creek Fire | 2,395 | May 27, 1998 | Natural |
| Garfield Fire | 2,050 | Jul 14, 1998 | 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.