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| High Park Fire | |
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.jpg) June 10th satellite image by NASA | |
| Date(s) | June 9, 2012 – June 30, 2012 |
| Location | Roosevelt National Forest, Larimer County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40°35′20″N 105°24′14″W / 40.589°N 105.404°W |
| Statistics[1][2][3] | |
| Burned area | 87,284 acres (353 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Structures destroyed | 259 |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
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The High Park fire was a wildfire in the mountains west of Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. It was caused by a lightning strike and was first detected on the morning of June 9, 2012.[3] It was declared 100 percent contained on June 30, 2012, and all associated evacuation orders were lifted.[1] Disambiguation. In 2022 there was another fire called "High Park Fire." That fire started on 05/12/2022 6 miles west of Cripple Creek Colorado. The size at 89% containment (last report) was 1,572 acres.[4] Since wildland fire names are typically assigned by personnel on the fire and often based on local knowledge, it is not unusual to have more than one fire with the same name.
A 62-year-old woman was killed in the fire.[2][5]
The High Park fire burned over 87,284 acres (136.381 sq mi; 353.23 km2), at the time it was the second-largest fire in recorded Colorado history by area burned. It is currently the sixth-largest fire in recorded Colorado history by area burned.[6]
- ^ a b "All evacuations lifted in High Park fire". CBS4 Denver. June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ a b "Latest News Releases". Larimer County - Sheriff. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ a b "High Park Fire". Inciweb. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ "2022 High Park Fire". inciWeb. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "High Park Fire Update". Larimer County Sheriff's Office. June 12, 2012. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ "Historical Wildfire Information | Fire Prevention and Control". dfpc.colorado.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-12.