| Washburn Fire | |
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 The smoke plume of the Washburn Fire as seen from Oakhurst | |
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| Location | Yosemite National Park Sierra National Forest California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°26′56″N 119°36′50″W / 37.449°N 119.614°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 4,886 acres (20 km2) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Human Start |
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  Location of fire in California. | |
The Washburn Fire was a wildfire that burned in Yosemite National Park near the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias. The fire was reported on July 7, 2022, in the lower Mariposa Grove area near the Washburn trail, for which the fire is named.[2] The fire quickly attracted national attention due in part to the role the Mariposa Grove played in the establishment of Yosemite National Park and the National Park Service.[3]
The cause of the fire was referred to as a "human-start".[4] The fire caused evacuations of Wawona and impacted tourism and air quality in the Sierra National Forest and surrounding communities. The fire was fully contained and was put out on August 1 and burned a total area of 4,886 acres (1,977 ha).[1]
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- ^ Jacobs, Trisha (July 9, 2022). "Washburn Fire Continues to Threaten Yosemite". Sierra News Online. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ Albeck-Ripka, Livia (July 12, 2022). "How to Save an Ancient, Giant Tree From a Wildfire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Green, Jason (July 11, 2022). "Yosemite blaze was a 'human-start fire,' park superintendent says". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.