Whisky Mountain Fire
The Whisky Mountain Fire burned 1,070 acres in Okanogan County, Washington, in 2007. It was discovered on August 18, 2007, and contained on August 24, 2007. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,070 acres
- Discovered
- August 18, 2007
- Contained
- August 24, 2007
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.849, -119.463.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,070 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 960 acres
- Discovered
- August 18, 2007, 4:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 24, 2007, 7:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Washington
- County
- Okanogan County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- WAOWF
- Part of
- Cascade Complex (Wa)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1456808
- Perimeter map method
- Other
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
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 Washington in 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wautoma Fire | 72,641 | Aug 16, 2007 | |
| Black Rock Fire | 31,469 | ||
| Manila Creek Fire | 26,805 | Sep 10, 2007 | Human |
| Manilla Creek Fire | 25,790 | ||
| Horse Heaven Complex (Six Prong) Fire | 20,947 | Jul 13, 2007 | Natural |
| Overlook Fire | 17,946 | Jul 13, 2007 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 17,420 | Jul 6, 2007 | Human |
| Tunk Grade Fire | 15,547 | Jul 14, 2007 | Natural |
| Domke Lake Complex | 11,791 | Aug 5, 2007 | Natural |
| South Omak Lake Fire | 10,500 | Aug 30, 2007 | Human |
| Pend D'Oreille Fire | 9,482 | ||
| WoodGulch Fire | 7,666 |
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.