Miller Peak Fire
The Miller Peak Fire was reported on July 14, 2024 in Missoula County, Montana and burned 2,724 acres. It was declared out on November 21, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,724 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2024
- Personnel
- 8
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped January 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM MST, 2,724 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.733, -113.866.
The incident
- Size
- 2,724 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2024 at 4:38 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 21, 2024 at 9:15 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 miles Southeast of Missoula, MT.
- County
- Missoula County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Missoula
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $18,520,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTLNF-240427
- IRWIN identifier
- A555E5C6-597E-4A0B-A63A-F1A157FC194B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 14, 2024 (387 acres) to November 13, 2024 (2,724 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,379 acres, mapped July 15, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2024 | 387 | |
| July 15, 2024 | 1,767 | +1,380 |
| July 17, 2024 | 1,971 | +204 |
| July 18, 2024 | 2,035 | +64 |
| July 19, 2024 | 2,385 | +350 |
| July 20, 2024 | 2,403 | +18 |
| July 21, 2024 | 2,481 | +78 |
| July 22, 2024 | 2,581 | +100 |
| July 23, 2024 | 2,630 | +49 |
| July 24, 2024 | 2,660 | +30 |
| July 25, 2024 | 2,654 | -6 |
| July 26, 2024 | 2,757 | +103 |
| July 27, 2024 | 2,724 | -33 |
| November 13, 2024 | 2,724 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clinton, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Clinton, MT8 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Bonner-West Riverside, MT10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- East Missoula, MT10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lolo, MT10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Missoula, MT11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Orchard Homes, MT12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 January 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM MST. Identifier 2024-MTLNF-240427.