BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS, Mont. (NMB) – The Crown Mountain Fire in the Bob Marshall Wilderness was estimated at just over 1,300 acres with no containment as of Sunday.
The fire is 16 miles west of Augusta and is believed to have started on October 4th.
The fire is burning in steep, rugged terrain and fueled by regenerated Lodgepole pine and heavy stands of Douglas fir.
Fire personnel installed point protection on threatened ranches adjacent to the Forest boundary in Smith Creek as well as in the Benchmark corridor to include Double Falls recreational cabins and structures in the Ford Creek area.
140 personnel are on the scene.
The cause remains under investigation.
