Elk Lake Fire
The Elk Lake Fire was reported on November 6, 2020 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 1,500 acres. It was declared out on December 29, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2020
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 44.703, -111.607.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 6, 2020 at 11:42 AM MST
- Contained
- November 7, 2020 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 29, 2020 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Human, Camping
- Location
- Elk Lake, North of Red Rocks Refuge
- County
- Beaverhead County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTBDF-006786
- IRWIN identifier
- F944606D-2A00-4658-A359-10F9926F4DB9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Yellowstone, MT covers the area today.
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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 February 10, 2021 at 12:02 PM MST. Identifier 2020-MTBDF-006786.