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The Jasper Fire was a wildfire that occurred between August 24 and September 25, 2000, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. Burning a total of 83,508 acres (33,794 ha; 337.94 km 2 ) across the southern hills, it is the largest wildfire in both state and Black Hills history.
After a series of devastating wildfires in 1893, U.S. President Grover Cleveland created the Black Hills Forest Reserve on February 22, 1897. [5] U.S. President William McKinley issued a presidential proclamation on September 19, 1898, appending the Black Hills Forest Reserve geographic boundaries while acknowledging the forest preservation decrees established by the Timber Culture Act and ...
Jewel Cave National Monument, Black Hills: 83,508 acres (33,794 ha) [1] 0 Largest single wildfire in South Dakota and Black Hills history, ruled an arson [2] [5] 2001 Elk Mountain II north of Dewey, Black Hills [a] 13,195 acres (5,340 ha) [1] 2001 Rogers Shack south of Jewel Cave, Black Hills: 11,896 acres (4,814 ha) [1] 2001 West Hell
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It remains one of the largest recorded fires in the history of the Black Hills. [2] It was the largest fire in the area since the 1931 Rochford Fire. [9] It destroyed 18,838 acres (7,623 ha) of young trees and 12.2 million board-feet of timber. Additionally, 17 cabins burned and 100 cattle were killed by the fire. [1]
White Draw Fire was a wildfire in South Dakota, United States, that started on Friday, June 29, 2012. [1] The fire burned a total area of 14 square miles (8640 acres), mainly the U.S. Forest Service land. [2] The fire did not harm any civilian population or livestock; however, a military C-130 MAFFS air tanker crashed in the Black Hills during ...
The northern Black Hills approximate Lawrence and Meade Counties and are roughly equivalent to the Northern Hills District of the Black Hills National Forest. The central Black Hills (the Mystic District of the Black Hills National Forest) are located in Pennington County west of Rapid City. The southern Black Hills are in Custer and Fall River ...
Pages in category "Black Hills National Forest" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...