Cushman fire

[brother]

For the past several weeks a fire has been burning on the south flank of Mt. Rose in the Staircase area. Does any body know if this fire is threatening the "Cushman Cliffs" area? I know the crag is off limits, but was curious to see how close the fire is to the cliffs.

 

Thanks

[Drederek]

From the little bit of info I've heard the fire started by the large boulder people climb up and jump into the lake from which is about a half-mile from the cliffs. With the general wind pattern of west to east I'd guess the fire is creeping in the direction of the cliffs but I have no idea how far. I wonder if the guys on SE Butt of Wa had smoke from it?

[astrov]

not sure if you're refering to us- but we were on that route last weekend and didn't see any smoke ... if you know where the cliffs are on a topo, look here and compare: (website with info. about fire)

 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/olympic/conditions/

[Drederek]

I'm pretty sure the crags are just before you get to the point so I'd hazard a guess that they are currently unburnt from the link (thx) Also it appears to be spreading more towards Staircase than the crags so ignore my previous prevailing wind speculation.

[brother]

Found out last night that the Cushman Cliffs did indeed burn. It is going to be quite awhile until Staircase can be accessed from the FS road, maybe a year. It will be interesting to see how the cliffs and the surrounding area have changed after burning.