Black Mountain Fire
The Black Mountain Fire burned 2,000 acres in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, in 2005. It was discovered on September 9, 2005, and contained on September 12, 2005. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- September 9, 2005
- Contained
- September 12, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 43.646, -107.706.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- September 9, 2005, 2:42 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 12, 2005, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Hot Springs County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Worland Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2005_WY-WOD-229
Other large fires in Wyoming in 20059
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Fire | 3,500 | Jul 23, 2005 | Natural |
| Bixby Fire | 3,030 | Aug 30, 2005 | Human |
| Cement Fire | 3,025 | Jul 23, 2005 | Natural |
| Littlebear Fire | 3,000 | Sep 17, 2005 | Human |
| Table Mountain Fire | 1,965 | Sep 19, 2005 | Human |
| Devils Slide Fire | 1,567 | Jul 13, 2005 | Human |
| Sage Hen Fire | 1,271 | Jul 15, 2005 | Natural |
| Richeau Hills 2 Fire | 1,082 | Nov 2, 2005 | Human |
| Windmill Fire | 1,050 | Sep 3, 2005 | 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.