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High Cascades Complex
Blanket Creek Fire on August 14, 2017
Date(s)July 26, 2017 (2017-07-26) ()
LocationCrater Lake National Park, Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest, Umpqua National Forest, Fremont–Winema National Forest in Oregon, United States
Coordinates42°56′06″N 122°24′25″W / 42.935°N 122.407°W / 42.935; -122.407
Statistics[1][2]
Burned area72,309 acres (293 km2)
Impacts
Structures destroyed1
Ignition
CauseLightning
Map
High Cascades Complex fires is located in Oregon
High Cascades Complex fires
Location of fire in Oregon.

The High Cascades Complex was a group of 20 fires burning in four protected areas in Oregon, in the United States, specifically: Crater Lake National Park, Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest, Umpqua National Forest, and Fremont–Winema National Forest. The first fire in the complex, the Blanket Creek Fire, was started by a lightning strike on July 29, 2017. In total, the fires have burned 72,309 acres (293 km2) and are 28% contained. The fires are directly impacting the communities of Prospect, Union Creek and Diamond Lake, park headquarters, old growth forests that house endangered species like the spotted owl and volcanic features.

  1. ^ "High Cascades Complex". High Cascades Complex. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IW96 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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