Black Mountain Fire
The Black Mountain Fire was reported on August 18, 2023 in Hot Springs County, Wyoming and burned 2,493 acres. It was fully contained on August 28, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,493 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 43.683, -107.829.
The incident
- Size
- 2,493 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023 at 2:10 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2023 at 3:50 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution
- County
- Hot Springs County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-WYWYS-1751300017
- IRWIN identifier
- 4EC1C0D6-19B8-47AD-82AA-1B51987EFFF8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lucerne, WY 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 August 28, 2023 at 3:50 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-WYWYS-1751300017.