Wildfire Incident Report
Prepared: Saturday, December 21, 2024 8:57:31 AM PSTWildfire Incident Report
Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center
La Grande, OR, USA
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Incident #
2023-IDNCF-000505
FWAC Incident ID
39924778
Incident Name
Wahoo Peak Fire
Last Updated
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 12:05 PM PST
(1 year ago)
(1 year ago)
Fire Reported
Saturday, July 29, 2023 3:48 AM PDT
(1 year, 4 months ago)
(1 year, 4 months ago)
State
Idaho
Incident Type
Wildfire
Location
25.4 miles WSW of Pinesdale, MT
Responsible Agency
US Forest Service 
Responsible Fire Unit
Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests
Notes
Contain: 10/15/2023 14:00 | Control: 10/15/2023 14:00 | Out: 10/15/2023 14:00
Current Weather
Fire Growth Potential
Fire Weather Forecast
Incident Overview
The Wahoo Peak Fire was started by lightning on July 29, 2023 and is burning within a remote part of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (SBW) in Idaho. As of August 10th, it is approximately 80 acres and burning around 6300 feet on a south aspect with rock outcrops upslope. Burn scars from fires in the early to mid-2000’s nearly surround the fire.
Last Updated
Thu, Aug 10, 2023 5:49 PM UTC
Incident Type
Wildfire
Cause
Lightning
Fire Discovered
Sat, Jul 29, 2023 11:48 AM UTC
Location
Moose Creek Ranger District- eleven miles east of Moose Creek Ranger Station, nine miles west of the Bitterroot National Forest (Idaho/Montana) boarder, eleven miles south of Elk Summit Guard Station (between Wahoo Peak and Indian Lake)
Coordinates
46.15, -114.68333333333
Size
80 Acres
Containment
0%
Significant Events
Fire behavior is minimal, due to cooler and wetter weather. This could change depending on future weather conditions.
Remarks
Though there are currently no trail closures in place, use caution when traveling in the wildfire area, especially on Indian Lake Trail #631 and the Lost Horse Trail #430 (near Indian Lake). Trail closures are anticipated in the future.
Incident Map
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