Matchsticks pockmarking this mountain side after the Bolt Creek fire (OC)[6141x4094]Submitted by dendronautical t3_z2rj8s in Washington
mudbutt4eva t1_ixi82f4 wrote
Do they look dead or just burned?
dendronautical OP t1_ixj0cpk wrote
This looks like it was a high intensity fire in this area, so I would guess a lot of them are probably dead.
iamlucky13 t1_ixjp3w8 wrote
I haven't seen many good overview photos of the area after the fire, but this small set gives some idea how it looks from a broader perspective.
https://twitter.com/KCSOAirsupport/status/1590848792668299265
As far as I know, most of the higher elevation trees in the burn area were killed, but a lot of the lower elevation trees likely survived.
The tallest peak in the middle of the first photo is Baring Mountain. It's a good point of reference on the burn severity map here:
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