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The Cameron Peak fire was a wildfire that started near Chambers Lake, Colorado, 25 miles (40 km) east of Walden and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Red Feather Lakes near Cameron Pass on August 13, 2020, and was declared 100% contained on December 2, 2020. [2]
Strong winds exacerbated conditions in Masonville, Colorado, as the Cameron Peak wildfire grew 20,000 acres in one day, forcing evacuations and damaging structures, reports said.Robby Benson ...
Warm temperatures and high winds have breathed new life into the Cameron Peak Fire, burning since Aug. 13.
Extreme fire behavior was expected on October 16 from the Cameron Peak Fire near Estes Park, Colorado, as dry, windy conditions fuelled the blaze, forcing evacuations and road closures.Estimated ...
Caused by lightning. It was the largest wildfire in Colorado history until it was surpassed by the Cameron Peak Fire seven weeks later. 6 structures destroyed [3] [6] Grizzly Creek: Garfield, Eagle: 32,631: August 10: December 18: Human-caused. 3 structures destroyed. [3] [20] Cameron Peak: Larimer: 208,913: August 13: December 2: Unknown cause.
The Cameron Peak Fire became the largest wildfire in Colorado history seven weeks later, at a size of 206,667 burned acres as of October 21, 2020. The 2012 Colorado forest fires broke the record for most destructive fire twice and led to declaration of a federal disaster area in June 2012. [ 7 ]
The record-setting Cameron Peak Fire started Aug. 13 and has burned more than 158,000 acres. The record-setting Cameron Peak Fire started Aug. 13 and has burned more than 158,000 acres.
The largest wildfire currently burning in the state is the Cameron Peak Fire, which has scorched more than 206,000 acres, according to the fire-reporting site InciWeb. Firefighters in the state ...