Cameron Peak Fire Snow

In the cameron peak fire burn area west winds of 20 30 mph with gusts of up to 60 mph are expected to mix with relative humidity as low as 11 percent to once again stoke fire behavior.

Cameron peak fire snow. The 134 559 acre cameron peak fire which burned up to the colorado state university mountain campus. It s open from 8 a m until 5 p m. Specific questions about evacuations can be answered by calling the cameron peak fire joint information center jic at 970 980 2500. The cameron peak fire is currently 133 884 acres and 44 contained.

By the time snow started to creep in monday evening the fire was about 96 000 acres. The cameron peak fire received an inch of snow overnight and is expected to see less activity tuesday after it grew more than 40 000 acres on monday ahead of the cold front. The cameron peak fire received about an inch of snow monday night and the forecast called for up to 12 inches or more by the time the system moves out of the area later tuesday. Cameron peak fire still burns with snow on the ground october 11 2020.

Why heavy snow is not expected to drastically help the cameron peak fire by dillon thomas september 6 2020 at 3 42 pm filed under. Cameron peak fire officials said monday evening that some structures in monument gulch had been damaged or. Trail ridge road remains closed due to the cameron peak fire which has burned over 102 000 acres near red feathers lake and moved into the northern section of rocky mountain national park. Friday saw another day of critical fire weather and very active fire.

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.