Marble Mountain Wilderness Fire

There is still no containment on a small fire burning in the marble mountain wilderness on the six rivers national forest.

Marble mountain wilderness fire.

The 36 acre wilderness fire started the afternoon of july 4. Marble mountain wilderness in the remote north state is one of the best options for getting away from it all. Klamath national forest permits. As of friday september 30 there were about 2 686 acres affected by the flames.

The island fire continues to burn in the marble mountain wilderness on the klamath national forest. Several trails in the north state s marble mountain wilderness are closed because of a fire near the north fork of the salmon river. Wilderness permits are not required for trips into the marble mountain wilderness. Klamath national forest supervisor patty grantham said the.

The lightning caused fire is burning with moderate intensity on exposed ridges and low intensity creeping and backing in more shaded areas. The marble cone fire was a wildland fire which burned for three weeks in august 1977 in the santa lucia mountains high country at the big sur area of monterey county california by the time it was extinguished it had burned about 178 000 acres 720 km 2 in the santa lucia mountains known as the ventana wilderness making it the largest wildfire in recorded california history at that time. The fire is at the confluence of the north fork of wooley creek and the mainstem of wooley creek 11 miles southwest of lovers camp trailhead and 15 miles northeast of the wooley creek trailhead. A california campfire permit is required if you use either a stove or a fire and is available at any forest service or cal fire office in california as well as online.

The land was first set aside in april 1931 as the marble mountain primitive area which comprised 234 957 acres 950 84 km 2. It spans 241 000 acres 235 times the size of golden gate park with 24 trailheads 89. Wilderness permits are not required for trips into the marble mountain wilderness. To date the island fire has burned about 130 acres in the north fork salmon river drainage.

The marble mountain wilderness remains open to the public but hikers are encouraged to avoid the area of the fire.