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Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire
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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.
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Date(s) | May 16, 2012 – July 31, 2012 (2012-07-31) |
Location | Gila National Forest, New Mexico |
Coordinates | 33.345°N 108.71°W / 33.345; -108.71 |
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Burned area | 297,845 acres (1,205 km2) |
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Cause | Lightning |
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