Cap Rock 2 Fire
The Cap Rock 2 Fire burned 1,000 acres in Garfield County, Montana, in 2002. It was discovered on April 13, 2002, and contained on April 15, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 13, 2002
- Contained
- April 15, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.480, -107.647.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 13, 2002, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 15, 2002, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- Garfield County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Miles City Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-107920
Other large fires in Montana in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Springs Fire | 69,900 | Aug 30, 2002 | Natural |
| KraftSprings Fire | 69,447 | ||
| Line Creek Fire | 9,700 | Jun 28, 2002 | Natural |
| Fox Creek Fire | 6,300 | Jul 11, 2002 | Natural |
| Red Waffle Fire | 5,859 | Jul 14, 2002 | Human |
| Cow Creek Fire | 5,495 | Sep 4, 2002 | Natural |
| Pishkun Fire | 5,000 | Feb 21, 2002 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,277 | Sep 4, 2002 | Natural |
| Steamboat Fire | 2,921 | Jul 16, 2002 | Human |
| Sheep Creek Fire | 2,016 | Aug 15, 2002 | Natural |
| Whitewater Fire | 1,652 | Apr 15, 2002 | Human |
| Brushlake Fire | 1,200 | May 3, 2002 | Human |
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.