The lighting-caused Bowles Creek fire, burning 3 miles west of Skalkaho Pass, grew more than 400 acres on Tuesday as hot, dry conditions intensified fire conditions across western Montana.
The fire had burned 3,980 acres in steep terrain on both the Bitterroot and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests as of Monday morning. The blaze is 5% contained.
An injured climber was rescued from El Diente peak Sunday in a complex operation that involved multiple agencies, two helicopters, torrential rain, a mudslide and a few doses of good luck.
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