Pot Mtn Fire
The Pot Mtn Fire burned 1,010 acres in Taos County, New Mexico, in 2000. It was discovered on June 12, 2000, and contained on June 30, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,010 acres
- Discovered
- June 12, 2000
- Contained
- June 30, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,010 acres, mapped by hand sketch. Point of origin as reported, 36.771, -105.763.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,010 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,010 acres
- Discovered
- June 12, 2000, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 30, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Taos County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Taos Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2000-NMTAD-053219
- Fire occurrence record
- W-95010
- Perimeter map method
- Hand Sketch
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
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
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.