Moose Peak Fire
The Moose Peak Fire was reported on August 30, 2017 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 13,887 acres. It was declared out on November 2, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 13,887 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.896, -115.309.
The incident
- Size
- 13,887 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2017 at 11:09 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 2, 2017 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 2, 2017 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 miles east of Trout Creek, MT
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTKNF-000225
- IRWIN identifier
- 614CC6CC-8F70-4D94-8C65-C91D1B51B2D8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thompson Falls, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 4, 2017 at 1:53 PM MST. Identifier 2017-MTKNF-000225.