Cherry Creek Canyon RX
The Cherry Creek Canyon RX burned 3,044 acres in Nevada, in 2005. MTBS dates its ignition to August 8, 2005.
- Size
- 3,044 acres
- Ignition
- August 8, 2005
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 3,044 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 39.896, -114.938.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 3,044 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- August 8, 2005
- State
- Nevada
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NV3989611493820050808
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
Other large fires in Nevada in 200512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nevada Complex (Duzak) Fire | 238,058 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Delamar Fire | 168,293 | Jun 28, 2005 | Natural |
| Southern Nevada Complex (Meadow Valley) Fire | 149,131 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Esmeralda Fire | 96,987 | Jul 15, 2005 | Natural |
| Fork Fire | 43,245 | Jun 28, 2005 | Natural |
| Wilson Complex (Rawhide) Fire | 35,749 | Jul 15, 2005 | Natural |
| Goodsprings Fire | 33,569 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Southern Nevada Complex (Tramp) Fire | 27,318 | Jun 28, 2005 | Natural |
| Barrel Fire | 24,370 | Aug 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Chance Fire | 23,749 | Aug 28, 2005 | Human |
| Gass Fire | 22,000 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Air Force Fire | 21,000 | Jun 3, 2005 | Natural |
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.