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Sun., Aug. 30, 2015

Snow Peak Complex fires block access to St. Joe areas, Mallard-Larkins

This area on the St. Joe Ranger District was closed to public access because of the Snow Peak Complex Rires. (U.S. Forest Service)

WILDFIRES -- The Snow Peak Complex, comprised of 11 separate fires within the southeastern portion of the St. Joe Ranger District including the Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area, upper portion of the Mallard-Larkins Pioneer Area, and the Ruby Point to Yankee Peak area south of the St. Joe River, totaled 6,660 acres on Aug. 30, 2015.

For fire mapping updates, see the Wildfire Activity Web Map.

The Snow Peak Complex area is temporarily closed to all public access.

Posted Aug. 30, 2015, 10:15 a.m.

By Rich Landers

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Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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