The Howe Ridge Fire in Glacier National Park has cost nearly $12 million to fight so far/NPS

Flames ignited by a lighting strike more than a month ago have cost nearly $12 million to battle and have destroyed 13 residences, according to fire bosses who have indicated it likely will be cold and snow, not their efforts, that douse the Howe Ridge Fire in Glacier National Park.

Since it started on August 11, the fire has touched more than 14,500 acres, and just 30 percent of the footprint has been contained. With little active burning, just 138 personnel, aided by two fire engines, remained on the scene as of Sunday. They were tasked with some hazard mitigation work and rehabilitating areas that were impacted by the firefighting efforts.

Being taken down and moved out were hose lays and water pumps in the Fish Creek Campground area. Hazard trees, those that could be prone to fall after being impacted by the fire, were to be removed rom the Upper Lake McDonald and Kelly Camp area as needed.

"There will be creeping and smoldering fire activity in the deep duff layers of the sheltered hemlock and cedar flats north of Lake McDonald," the daily fire report noted Sunday.

Cooler weather with rain was helping tamp down the fire, though as of Sunday fire bosses continued to predict the fire would not be officially declared out before November 1.

You can find an interactive map that helps you follow the growth of the fire at this page.

A progression map of the Howe Ridge Fire tracks how it's grown over the past month.