Whitewater–Baldy_complex_Fire
Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire
Wildfire in New Mexico, United States
The Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire was a wildfire that started on May 9, 2012, in Catron County, New Mexico, USA.[1] The fire burned more than 297,845 acres (465.383 sq mi; 120,534 ha) in Gila National Forest and was fully contained on July 31, 2012.[2] The area of the fire well surpassed that of the Las Conchas Fire of 2011, making Whitewater–Baldy the largest wildfire in New Mexico state history[3] until it was surpassed in May 2022 by the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire.[4] The Whitewater-Baldy Fire Complex burned mostly within the Gila Wilderness, which includes the fire's namesake mountain, Whitewater Baldy.
This article needs to be updated. (October 2012) |