Wildfire

Rim Fire

17 Aug 2013 – 24 Oct 2014 · 37.85° N, 120.08° W

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When
17 Aug 2013 – 24 Oct 2014
Kind
Wildfire
Coordinates
37.85° N, 120.08° W
Description
wildfire in the central Sierra Nevada region of California

Rim Fire

2013 wildfire in Central California

The Rim Fire was a massive wildfire that started in a remote canyon in the Stanislaus National Forest in California's Tuolumne County. The fire ignited on August 17, 2013, amid the 2013 California wildfire season, and burned 257,314 acres in largely remote areas of the Sierra Nevada, including a large portion of Yosemite National Park.

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