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.
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However the marble cone fire burning in steep canyons that require pack trains for access and creating smoke columns that limit aerial delivery of fire retardants has already destroyed much of.
Monterey county herald archives 12 laguna september 1970 san diego 175 425 acres 382 structures destroyed 5 deaths.
177 866 acres 278 square miles.
The marble cone fire was a wildland fire which burned for three weeks in august 1977 in the big sur high country.
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The marble cone fire burned over 100 000 acres and took about 3 1 2 weeks to extinguish.
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By the time it was extinguished it had burned about 178 000 acres in the santa.
Firefighters at the marble cone fire in big sur on august 15 1977.
The fire burned from cone peak to carmel valley and consumed most of the vegetation within the entire big sur and little sur river watersheds.
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Forest serive los padres national forest central coast incident management team october 1 2016 big sur fire history map central coast incident management team has provided a great big sur fire history map which includes.
1977 the marble cone fire started on august 1 1977 and was started by lightning.
By the time it was extinguished it had burned about 178 000 acres in the santa lucia mountains known as the ventana wilderness making it the largest wildfire in recorded california history at that time.
The marble cone fire was a wildland fire which burned for three weeks in august 1977 in the big sur high country.
The fire destroyed 178 000 acres but thankfully there were no lives lost or structures destroyed.