‘Smoke was so thick’: Forest fires scorch Indian mountains amid heatwave. Hundreds of large fires have ravaged the hilly state of Uttarakhand in recent months, and experts warn worse could follow.

Indian Heaven Wilderness in Gifford Pinchot National Forest: ... Turn right on Forest Road 65 and take it 19.5 miles to the ... we climbed 5,706-foot Bird Mountain and 5,925-foot Lemei Rock, ...