PHOTOS: Pilot Mountain wildfire
Smoke from the Pilot Mountain State Park wildfire is reflected in a private pond east of the park at sunset on Monday. The fire, which was reported to have started Saturday night, has burned more than 500 acres as of Monday night and is expected to burn 900 acres as foresters set back fires to protect houses below the mountain.
The setting sun illuminates plumes of smoke from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The fire, which was reported to have started Saturday night, has burned more than 500 acres as of Monday night and is expected to burn 900 as forester set back fires to protect houses below the mountain.
Fire burns along the western ridge of Pilot Mountain on Monday night. The fire reportedly started Saturday night.
The setting sun illuminates plumes of smoke from the Pilot Mountain State Park. Firefighters are working to contain the fire to within the park.
Fire burns along the lower sections of Pilot Mountain on Monday night. The fire reportedly started Saturday night.
The wildfire burning on the west side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park.
A wildfire burns on the west side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park.
A wildfire burns on the north side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.
Motorists drive on U.S. 52 as a wildfire burns at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday.
A detail of the wildfire burning on the north side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.
A wildfire burns along the ridgeline of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park as seen from a location south of the park, Sunday.
A wildfire burns on the west side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.
Smoke envelopes the landmark pinnacle as a wildfire burns on the north side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday.
Smoke envelopes the landmark pinnacle as a wildfire burns on the north side of the mountain at Pilot Mountain State Park, Sunday. The fire, which was reported to have started Saturday night, has burned more than 250 acres as of early Sunday evening.
Photos: Damage from Pilot Mountain State Park wildfire
Smoke lingers from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park that caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
Fence remains standing next to a fallen tree from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park that caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
A firefighter with the North Carolina Forest Service sprays remaining hot spots from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park that caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
A burnt tree from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park that caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
Most of the structures and fences at Pilot Mountain State Park remain standing after the wildfire caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
Smoke lingers from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park that caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
Some of the damage along the Grassy Ridge Trail from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park which caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
Smoke lingers from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park that caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
The wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
Most of the structures and fences at Pilot Mountain State Park remain standing after the wildfire caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
The wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
Light shines through lingering smoke from the wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park that caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
The wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
Most of the structures and fences at Pilot Mountain State Park remain standing after the wildfire caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
The wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park caused damage to over 1,000 acres by Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, N.C.
