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All BLM lands around Garnet Ghost Town re-open after wildfire contained

All BLM lands around Garnet Ghost Town re-open after wildfire contained

Montana Wildfire Update For July 30, 2021

South Yaak Fire burning 4 miles northwest of Troy. The following areas are now under pre-evacuation warning: Yaak River Road Hwy 508, from the Highway 2 intersection to the Sylvanite Work Center. Pine Creek Road 395, from the Yaak 508 intersection, north to Curly Horse Lane. All of Seventeen Mile Road 471. The Sheriff’s Office says residents should be making final preparation for the possible evacuation of these areas and deputies will start visiting each property in the pre-evacuation area to take resident information. The South Yaak fire is burning 4,100 acres and is about 20 & contained. The Anderson Hill Fire that burned 750 acres in Granite and Powell counties one mile southeast of the Garnet Ghost Town is now 100% contained, according to the Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation. A final fire update from the DNRC says evacuation orders are being lifted after about 20 individuals were evacuated in Granite County. The Bureau of Land Management has

Montana Wildfire Update For July 30, 2021

Garnet Ghost Town Re-Opens To Visitors

Garnet Ghost Town Re-Opens To Visitors With all the bad news about smoke and forest fires growing and hot, dry weather making the rivers dry up, it s nice to hear a bit of good news. The Anderson Hill Fire is no longer endangering Garnet Ghost Town. The Bureau of Land Management closed it down July 16, as the forest fire approached within a mile of the historic site. But with Monday s 100 percent containment of the 750-acre fire, Garnet is open again. There are two accesses to Garnet, east of Missoula. You can turn off the Interstate at Bearmouth and follow Bear Gulch and Cave Gulch road in. Or you can head up Highway 200 to the north and use the Garnet Range Road. A caution from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. They are still working on the Anderson Hill fire - mainly mop up. but you can expect some fire traffic on those roads, so drive carefully.