1988 White Mountain Fire
| White Mountain Fire | |
|---|---|
A C-130 Hercules dropping retardant | |
| Date(s) | July 1988 – September 17, 1988 |
| Location | Kettle River Range Ferry County, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 48°36.4′N 118°28.8′W / 48.6067°N 118.4800°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 19,760–21,717 acres (79.97–87.89 km2) |
| Land use | National Forest |
| Impacts | |
| Damage | US$6.5 million |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Dry lightning strikes |
| Map | |
The White Mountain Fire was a wildfire in Ferry County, Washington, in the Kettle River Range, east of Republic, Washington. The fire was started by multiple lightning strikes in the upper reaches of Hall Creek drainage in August. Because of fire suppression manpower shortages, the fires escaped early containment and grew together to become the White Mountain Fire, which then started the northern Sherman fire. That was initially considered a separate fire, but rapidly was rolled into the White Mountain Complex. The fires reburned portions of the 1929 Dollar Mountain Fire including sections in 1929 called the "White Mountain Fire".