Highland Fire
The Highland Fire burned 2,453 acres in New Mexico, in 2000. MTBS dates its ignition to April 30, 2000.
- Size
- 2,453 acres
- Ignition
- April 30, 2000
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,453 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 36.739, -104.980.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,453 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- April 30, 2000
- State
- New Mexico
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NM3673910498020000430
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in New Mexico in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Grande Fire | 47,650 | May 5, 2000 | Human |
| Johnny Fire | 42,212 | Feb 17, 2000 | Human |
| Valentine Complex | 40,333 | Feb 12, 2000 | Human |
| Grande Complex | 36,324 | Mar 7, 2000 | Human |
| Chance Fire | 32,860 | Jun 5, 2000 | Natural |
| Viveash Fire | 28,348 | May 29, 2000 | Human |
| Hay Meadow Fire | 19,000 | May 17, 2000 | Human |
| Cascabel Fire | 18,000 | Apr 14, 2000 | Human |
| Bloodgood Fire | 16,452 | Jul 19, 2000 | Natural |
| Scottable Fire | 16,034 | May 11, 2000 | Human |
| Diamond Fire | 13,000 | Mar 15, 2000 | Human |
| Milagro Fire | 12,800 | Mar 16, 2000 | Human |
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.