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The Angora Fire was a 2007 wind-driven wildfire in El Dorado County, California. It started near North Upper Truckee Road subdivision near Angora Lakes, Fallen Leaf Lake, Echo Lake and South Lake Tahoe, California around 2:15 PM on Sunday, June 24, 2007, as a result of an illegal campfire. [1] As of July 2, 2007, the fire was 100% contained ...
Angora Fire of 2007 Perimeter map, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The so-called "Angora Fire" started around 1:00 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2007, at the southern end of remote heavily forested land below Angora Ridge Road and extended from Meyers and Fallen Leaf Lake on the south and west to Camp Richardson near Lake Tahoe's southern shore ...
In June 2007, the Angora Fire burned 3,100 acres (13 km 2) and destroyed 254 residences and many other structures adjacent to South Lake Tahoe. A reversal of the winds as the fire approached the city limits near the "Y" (junction of US50 and 89) saved the area from a far more devastating disaster.
Thousands of people rushed to leave South Lake Tahoe as the entire resort city came under evacuation orders and wildfire raced toward Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake straddling California and ...
Thick smoke from the Caldor Fire has enveloped the city of South Lake Tahoe, as the National Weather Service warned critical weather conditions through Wednesday could include extremely low ...
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View of the Angora Fire from nearby Flames approach at 4:42pm on June 24, 2007. On June 24, 2007, a wildfire broke out at the Seneca Pond recreation area near Meyers, three miles south of South Lake Tahoe. [29] The Angora Fire, so named for its proximity to Angora Ridge, stands as the worst forest fire in recorded Lake Tahoe history. [30]
Stanford Sierra Camp is a summer camp primarily attended by Stanford University alumni and their children, and acquaintances, at Fallen Leaf Lake, California. [1] The camp consists of a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) lakefront mountain property at 6,300' above sea level and is owned and operated by the Stanford University Alumni Association.