Elkhorn Fire
The Elkhorn Fire burned 1,002 acres in Lemhi County, Idaho, in 2006. It was discovered on July 20, 2006, and contained on August 31, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,002 acres
- Discovered
- July 20, 2006
- Contained
- August 31, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.347, -114.574.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,002 acres
- Discovered
- July 20, 2006, 2:52 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 31, 2006, 3:50 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Idaho
- County
- Lemhi County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1447095
Other large fires in Idaho in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Fire | 220,042 | Aug 15, 2006 | Natural |
| Sailor Cap Fire | 61,929 | Aug 23, 2006 | Human |
| Cherry Fire | 54,350 | Aug 10, 2006 | Natural |
| Rattlesnake Complex | 43,600 | Aug 20, 2006 | Natural |
| Red Mountain Fire | 35,482 | Aug 14, 2006 | Human |
| Middle Fork Complex | 35,122 | Aug 7, 2006 | Natural |
| Black Butte Fire | 33,380 | ||
| Heavens Gate Complex (Black Butte) Fire | 33,000 | Aug 22, 2006 | Natural |
| Stone 2 Fire | 31,568 | Aug 5, 2006 | Natural |
| Southfork Complex (Cougar) Fire | 28,431 | Aug 7, 2006 | Natural |
| Owinza Fire | 26,622 | Aug 7, 2006 | Natural |
| Bowen Fire | 19,482 |
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.