Black Mountain Fire
The Black Mountain Fire was reported on July 17, 2021 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 1,042 acres. It was declared out on October 13, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,042 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2021
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped August 3, 2021 at 2:35 PM MDT, 1,042 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.185, -113.474.
The incident
- Size
- 1,042 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2021 at 1:27 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 13, 2021 at 9:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 13 miles south of Jackson, MT. 20 miles east of Salmon, ID.
- County
- Beaverhead County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTBDF-006306
- IRWIN identifier
- 754EA978-CD17-43E5-A1A4-2FE5642B3E64
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, ID 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 November 8, 2021 at 1:14 PM MST. Identifier 2021-MTBDF-006306.