Growler Peak Fire
200528,189 acresArizona
The Growler Peak Fire burned 28,189 acres, about 44 square miles, across 2 counties. It began on May 13, 2005.
Watch how it happenedGrowler Peak Fire · 2005
How it happened
Watch it burn in the order satellites saw it, coloured by how severely each place burned.
How severely it burned
Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.
| Severity | Share | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 4.2% | 1,191 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 71% | 20,144 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 24% | 6,854 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 4% burned at moderate severity.
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.
Where it burned
Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.
| Pima County | AZ | 18,316 |
| Maricopa County | AZ | 9,869 |
Other large fires in Arizona in 2005
- Cave Creek Complex245,997 acres
- Edge Complex69,237 acres
- Goldwater Fire56,707 acres
- Cow Fire44,495 acres
- Tweedy Point Fire36,146 acres
- King Valley Fire33,013 acres
- Mt Bangs Complex29,640 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.