The 2,487 acre Broom Canyon Fire about nine miles east of Duckwater and 60 miles southwest of Ely, Nev., was started by lightning on July 29, 2024 at approximately 8:00 p.m. The fire is located in the center of the Currant Mountain Wilderness in extremely steep, rugged and inaccessible terrain, consuming white fir and pinyon-pine and juniper. Because the fire is burning in … [Read more...] about Broom Canyon Fire expected to burn until snowfall

