Wildfires of 1998

Hidden Lake Fire

1998IdahoWildfire

The Hidden Lake Fire burned 1,440 acres in Idaho, in 1998. It was discovered on August 21, 1998, and contained on October 8, 1998. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,440 acres
Discovered
August 21, 1998
Contained
October 8, 1998
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.617, -114.522.

The record

Reported final size
1,440 acres
Discovered
August 21, 1998, 1:00 p.m. local time
Contained
October 8, 1998, 5:45 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Idaho
Land ownership at origin
Forest Service
Reporting unit
Bitterroot National Forest
Agency
Forest Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
FS-337719

Other large fires in Idaho in 199812

FireAcresStartCause
Tilden 2 Fire22,989Jul 31, 1998Natural
Eagle Two Fire12,607Aug 31, 1998Natural
Buckskin Fire9,918Sep 2, 1998Human
Pocatello Valley Fire8,595Sep 7, 1998Human
Main Salmon Complex (Rainier) Fire7,980Aug 7, 1998Natural
Rock Rabbit Fire7,198Aug 11, 1998Natural
North Fork Complex (Sheepeater) Fire5,954Aug 16, 1998Natural
Main Salmon Complex (Bend Creek) Fire4,160Aug 12, 1998Natural
Laid Low Fire3,900Aug 23, 1998Natural
Schofield Fire3,825Aug 7, 1998Natural
Arctic Creek Fire3,760Aug 7, 1998Natural
Lone Pine Fire3,737Aug 10, 1998Natural

Every fire of 1998 Idaho fire history

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.