Mount Vision Fire

Mount Vision Fire
The burn area after the fire, with Mount Vision in the distant background
Date(s)
  • October 3, 1995 (1995-10-03) –
  • October 16, 1995 (1995-10-16)
  • (14 days)
LocationPoint Reyes, Inverness, California
Coordinates38°04′59″N 122°52′59″W / 38.083°N 122.883°W / 38.083; -122.883
Statistics[1]
Burned area12,354 acres (4,999 ha; 19 sq mi; 50 km2)
Impacts
Evacuated422
Structures destroyed45
Damage
  • $29.2 million
  • (equivalent to about $53.3 million in 2023)
Ignition
CauseIllegal campfire
Map
Mount Vision Fire is located in Northern California
Mount Vision Fire
Location of fire in California

The Mount Vision Fire was a wildfire that burned 12,354 acres (4,999 ha) of land on the Point Reyes National Seashore peninsula in northern California during October 1995. The fire, which was started by an incompletely extinguished campfire, destroyed 45 homes in Inverness Park.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Vision Fire 10 Year Anniversary Fact Sheet #3 – Incident Statistics" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2015.