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Some Glacier View RD trails closed due to Weasel Fire

Weasel Fire - Extreme Fire Behavior, August 4, 2022 - USFS

Weasel Fire – Extreme Fire Behavior, August 4, 2022 – USFS

NOTICE: Due to the Weasel Fire, the following Glacier View Ranger District trails are closed:

  • Thoma-Tuchuck #19
  • Tuchuck Ridge #114 Tuchuck Creek #23
  • Review Mountain #113

See also the attached closure order map.

Monitor the Weasel Fire InciWeb site for additional information: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8290/. Also keep an eye on the NFLA website for fire-related postings.

Weasel Fire Area Closure Map

Weasel Fire Area Closure Map

Gibraltar Ridge Fire closure order affects Trail Creek, PNT

Gibraltar Ridge Fire Closure Map, Aug 8, 2017

Gibraltar Ridge Fire Closure Map, Aug 8, 2017

A closure order was issued this afternoon in the Kootenai National Forest as a result of the Gibraltar Ridge Fire in the Eureka area.

This closure affects travel from the North Fork over Trail Creek into the Kootenai. The Forest Service is posting signs at the North Fork Road/Trail Creek Road junction, and at the Tuchuck Trailhead.

This also affects the Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT). Notifications are going up at strategic trailheads for the PNT in both the Kootenai and Flathead Forests.

For more information on the Gibraltar Ridge Fire, see the Inciweb page at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5474/