Cameron Peak Fire Rmnp

Crews fighting the cameron peak fire 40 miles west of fort collins are mounting defensive measures to protect rocky mountain national park from the blaze that has grown to more than 14 000 acres.

Cameron peak fire rmnp. A portion of the cameron peak fire is burning a mile or less from the edge of rocky mountain national park the incident command team estimated tuesday morning. Rocky mountain national park closes some trails near cameron peak fire by danielle chavira august 18 2020 at 3 33 pm filed under. The cameron peak fire was whipped by high winds on sept. In rocky mountain national park.

Cameron peak fire officials on sunday were reporting the fire size still at 134 559 acres but containment had increased to 47. Cameron peak fire burns through 11 square miles of rocky mountain national park park officials offer first detailed information on the damage by john meyer the denver post sep 11 2020 6 00 am. The cameron peak fire moved into rocky mountain national park on saturday september 6 and has encompassed approximately 7 050 acres in the cascade creek hague creek and mummy pass creek drainage. 18 officials said the burn area was within 5 miles of the park s northern boundary although that includes fires that were deliberately set in containment efforts.

The blaze moved into the hague creek cascade creek and cache la poudre river drainages on the park s northwest. 5 and tripled in size. The cameron peak fire shown in pink is within 5 miles of rocky mountain national park rocky mountain incident management team crews fighting the cameron peak fire 40 miles west of fort collins. Friday saw another day of critical fire weather and very active fire.

Cameron peak fire colorado news fire ban rocky mountain. On the south end the fire pushed out of the comanche peak wilderness area and toward the colorado state university mountain campus prompting mandatory evacuations of residents and business owners in the monument gulch and pingree park areas and the area.