Crooked Creek

Unit Information

Custer Gallatin National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
10 East Babcock Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59771

Incident Contact

Beartooth Ranger District
Phone: 406-446-2103
Hours: M-F 9a-4p

Mountainous terrain with smoke seen from helicopter

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THIS FIRE IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED.

The Crooked Creek Fire is located 25 miles east of Bridger, Mont., in the Pryor Mountains. It located in Carbon County near the southern boundary of the Crow Indian Reservation on the Custer Gallatin National Forest.

As of July 16, 2021, an area closure is still in place on public lands managed by the Custer Gallatin National Forest, including lands northeast of Forest Road 2308 and north of the area between Crooked Creek east to the forest boundary, just north of and including the Big Ice Cave picnic area. The Bureau of Land Management lands has rescinded the previous closure order for BLM managed lands around the Crooked Creek Fire, in the North Pryor Mountains.

For updates on the closure area, please contact the Beartooth Ranger District at 406-446-2103.

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Unknown
Date of Origin	Tuesday June 15th, 2021 approx. 07:00 PM
Location	25 miles east of Bridger, MT in the Pryor Mountains.
Incident Commander	Kelly Tucker
Coordinates	45.184 latitude, -108.42 longitude

Current Situation

Total Personnel	10
Size	4,141 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	85%
Estimated Containment Date	Wednesday July 21st, 2021 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Grass and sage fuels dominate the valley and lower third of the mountain slopes, with timber at higher elevations.
Significant Events	Minimal fire behavior