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Barton Flats, California
Barton Flats is a recreation area located in the San Bernardino National Forest near San Gorgonio Mountain. The nearest major town is Big Bear Lake, California. A fire began at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday the 17th of June, 2015 behind Camp de Benneville Pines in the Jenks Lake area of Barton Flats. The cause is still unknown. The flames traveled east and southeast, blackening heavily forested mountainsides that haven't burned in over a century. The surrounding Mojave desert was filled with ash and smoke so thick, the Sun didn't break through for 3 days. On the 10th day of the Barton Flats fire, 06-27-15, nature stepped in and helped the firefighter's put out this nine-day blaze, by raining on what was left of the remaining smoldering fire. Barton Flats is the southern gateway to Big Bear Lake, California Big Bear Lake is a small city in San Bernardino County, California, located in the San Bernardino Mountains along the south shore of Big Bear Lake, and surrounded by the San Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Bernardino National Forest
The San Bernardino National Forest is a United States National Forest in Southern California encompassing of which are federal. The forest is made up of two main divisions, the eastern portion of the San Gabriel Mountains and the San Bernardino Mountains on the easternmost of the Transverse Ranges, and the San Jacinto Mountains, San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains (California), Santa Rosa Mountains on the northernmost of the Peninsular Ranges. Elevations range from 2,000 to 11,499 feet (600 to 3505 m). The forest includes seven wilderness areas: San Gorgonio Wilderness, San Gorgonio, Cucamonga Wilderness, Cucamonga, San Jacinto Wilderness, San Jacinto, South Fork, Santa Rosa Wilderness, Santa Rosa, Cahuilla Mountain and Bighorn Mountain Wilderness, Bighorn Mountain. Forest headquarters are located in the city of San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino. There are district offices in Lytle Creek, California, Lytle Creek, Idyllwild, California, Idyllwild, and Fawns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
