Dollar Mountain Fire

Dollar Mountain Fire
Fire damage in the Sherman Creek watershed
Date(s)August 4, 1929 – "Late Fall"
LocationKettle River Range
Ferry County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates48°36.4′N 118°28.8′W / 48.6067°N 118.4800°W / 48.6067; -118.4800
Statistics
Burned area98,000–142,000 acres (400–570 km2)
Land useNational Forest
Ignition
CauseCareless campers or cigarette
Map
Dollar Mountain Fire is located in Washington (state)
Dollar Mountain Fire
Approximate location of the Dollar Mountain Fire

The Dollar Mountain Fire was one of the earliest large scale wildfires in Ferry County, Washington, United States. Starting on August 4, 1929, and burning an estimated 98,000–142,000 acres (400–570 km2) of Colville National Forest land in the Kettle River Range, east of Republic, Washington, the conflagration was contained by mid-September, but only finally extinguished due to weather changes late in the year. Fire crews came from across the region, including Portland, Oregon, Seattle, and Spokane, Washington, and across British Columbia.