Marble Cone Fire 1977

The marble cone fire was a wildland fire which burned for three weeks in august 1977 in the big sur high country.

Marble cone fire 1977. The hills are fire ready and the fires of 1977 and 2016 although differe. At the time the fire was california s largest wildfire to date. In 18th day marble cone line complete. The marble cone fire began in on august 1 1977 and lasted three weeks.

The marble cone fire was a wildland fire which burned for three weeks in august 1977 in the big sur high country. Fighting the marble cone fire in big sur on aug. 1977 the marble cone fire started on august 1 1977 and was started by lightning. The marble cone fire was a wildland fire which burned for three weeks in august 1977 in the santa lucia mountains high country at the big sur area of monterey county california by the time it was extinguished it had burned about 178 000 acres 720 km 2 in the santa lucia mountains known as the ventana wilderness making it the largest wildfire in recorded california history at that time.

By the associated press it burned across 175 000 acres of prime watershed lands near the central california coast and laid waste to millions of dollars worth of timber but the 18 day old marble cone fire is finally under control. The wildfire burned approximately 178 000 acres of the ventana wilderness area in the san lucia mountains. By the time it was extinguished it had burned about 178 000 acres in the santa lucia mountains known as the ventana wilderness making it the largest wildfire in recorded california history at that time. This was the first of four major fires in this area fig.