Black Bute Fire
The Black Bute Fire burned 2,550 acres in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, in 2000. It was discovered on July 3, 2000, and contained on July 8, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,550 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 2000
- Contained
- July 8, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.598, -109.303.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,550 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 2000, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 8, 2000, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Sweetwater County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Rock Springs Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-95860
Other large fires in Wyoming in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katesbasin Fire | 137,069 | Aug 7, 2000 | Natural |
| Wld Horse Fire | 36,700 | Jul 3, 2000 | Natural |
| Sheep Mt Fire | 36,645 | Aug 11, 2000 | Natural |
| Fontenelle Fire | 14,750 | Aug 12, 2000 | Natural |
| Mdl Enos Fire | 13,666 | Jul 27, 2000 | Natural |
| Ormsby Fire | 11,042 | Aug 10, 2000 | Natural |
| Blind Trail Fire | 9,800 | Aug 12, 2000 | Natural |
| Co Line Fire | 9,798 | Sep 5, 2000 | Natural |
| Henderson Fire | 8,390 | Aug 19, 2000 | Natural |
| Teton Complex (Enos) Fire | 6,600 | Aug 9, 2000 | Natural |
| Wood Draw Fire | 6,089 | Aug 11, 2000 | Natural |
| Deadhorse Fire | 5,900 | Jul 29, 2000 | 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.