Marble-Cone Fire

Wildfire in Monterey County, August 1977

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/3052/marble-cone-fire-1977

Key facts

Started August 1, 1977
Contained Not recorded
Burned 173,333 acres
Largest fire of 1977 and 21st largest in California's records
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

County

  1. Monterey County 173,333 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1911 Unnamed fire 3,215 acres in total 2,379 acres shared
  2. 1916 Unnamed fire 6,135 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,682 acres shared
  3. 1918 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 3,448 acres shared
  4. 1919 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,007 acres shared
  5. 1921 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 8,288 acres shared
  6. 1924 Unnamed fire 54,480 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 36,007 acres shared
  7. 1928 Unnamed fire 20,898 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 11,730 acres shared
  8. 1933 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 7,429 acres shared
  9. 1933 Unnamed fire 7,901 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,256 acres shared
  10. 1950 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,941 acres shared
  11. 1950 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,508 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1985 Gorda-Rat Fire 56,158 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,957 acres shared
  2. 1992 Seco Fire 2,659 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,444 acres shared
  3. 1996 Sur Fire 4,407 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,567 acres shared
  4. 1999 Kirk Fire 85,835 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 39,736 acres shared
  5. 2008 Indians Fire 76,460 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 40,107 acres shared
  6. 2008 Gallery Fire 163,607 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 127,144 acres shared
  7. 2016 Soberanes Fire 132,104 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 76,653 acres shared
  8. 2020 Dolan Fire 124,527 acres in total 22,991 acres shared
  9. 2021 Willow Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,877 acres shared

And 26 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Marble-Cone Fire, and fires that shared less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data