Bighorn Fire - Wikipedia
The Bighorn Fire was a wildfire in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. [3] It burned 119,987 acres (48,557 ha) until it was finally put out on July 23, 2020. A lightning strike from a storm at 9:46 PM on June 5, 2020 caused the fire. [1] The fire was named after the bighorn sheep that inhabit the area. [4]
Bighorn fire near Mount Lemmon becomes number 7 largest …
Jul 3, 2020 · The fire erupts in Tucson close to overtaking the No. 7 spot Thursday for the largest wildfire in Arizona history and has claimed 118,710 acres in the Catalina Mountains and is 58% contained. Mount Lemmon brightened after fire sparked, evacuations are under way
A look back at the Bighorn Fire in photos - Arizona Daily Star
Jun 8, 2022 · Damage from the Bighorn Fire can be seen along the Marshall Gulch Trail on Mt. Lemmon in Tucson, Ariz. on May 25, 2021. Mamta Popat, Arizona Daily Star Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina...
Bouncing Back from the Bighorn Fire: As Mount Lemmon …
Jul 22, 2021 · The Bighorn Fire, named for the mountain on which it was ignited by a lightning strike, burned for several weeks. By the time it was fully contained, it had scorched no less than 119,978 acres.
Here's why the Bighorn Fire got so big: weather, fuel, terrain
Jan 11, 2025 · The Bighorn Fire has grown to 118,370 acres — about 185 square miles — and is 54 percent contained. On Wednesday, 904 people were assigned to … Mount Lemmon, Sabino Canyon closed to the ...
Wildlife, plants return a year after Bighorn Fire near Tucson
Jul 6, 2021 · TUCSON – It’s been a year since the Bighorn Fire blackened broad swaths of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. Now, a recent tour of Catalina State Park and Mount Lemmon reveals sprigs of new growth peeking through the forest floor. Wildlife, including bighorn sheep, are returning.
Bighorn Fire north of Tucson burns past Mt. Lemmon
Jun 19, 2020 · Since it started June 5 from a lightning strike the Bighorn Fire five miles north of Tucson has been adding less than 4,000 acres every day, until Wednesday when strong winds pushed it past...
Photos: The Bighorn Fire burn scar in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Aug 13, 2020 · The Bighorn Fire started on June 5, 2020, after a lightning strike on Pusch Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains inside Coronado National Forest east of Oro Valley. The fire raged through...
FINAL UPDATE: Bighorn Fire burned 119,978 acres, 100
Jun 12, 2020 · On Mount Lemmon, the fire moved through Oracle Ridge and generated spot fires in Stratton Canyon. Overnight crews started controlled burns along the Catalina Highway corridor.
SNRE Researchers keeping a close eye on Mt. Lemmon after the Bighorn Fire
Jun 18, 2021 · A year after the Bighorn Fire burned across Mt. Lemmon, ecologists are returning to the mountain’s burn scars to survey how the ecosystem is coping with the damage. SNRE Research Scientist, Jim Malusa, hiked down the steep northern slopes most affected by the fire to assess recovery and evaluate flash flood and landslide risk.
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