Wildfire

Pine Gulch Fire

31 Jul 2020 · 39.18° N, 108.42° W

Open on the mapWikipedia
Open on the map

What the records say

When
31 Jul 2020
Kind
Wildfire
Coordinates
39.18° N, 108.42° W
Description
2020 Colorado Wildfire
Cause
lightning strike

Pine Gulch Fire

2020 wildfire in Colorado, United States

The Pine Gulch Fire was a wildfire that burned in Mesa County and Garfield County, Colorado in the United States. The fire was started by a lightning strike and first reported on July 31, 2020, and quickly grew, resulting in the fire being named the largest wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing the 2002 Hayman Fire. Almost seven weeks later, it was surpassed by the Cameron Peak Fire in Larimer County.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

The source

Nearby in time and place