Tater Butte Fire
The Tater Butte Fire burned 1,050 acres in Colorado, in 2000. It was discovered on April 4, 2000, and contained on April 4, 2000. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,050 acres
- Discovered
- April 4, 2000
- Contained
- April 4, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.208, -103.092.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,050 acres
- Discovered
- April 4, 2000, 10:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- April 4, 2000, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Colorado
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Pike and San Isabel National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-360613
Other large fires in Colorado in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bircher Fire | 23,220 | Jul 20, 2000 | Natural |
| Kiowa County Fire | 16,000 | Apr 18, 2000 | Human |
| Busterflat Fire | 11,032 | Jul 3, 2000 | Natural |
| High Meadows Fire | 10,800 | Jun 12, 2000 | Human |
| Bobcat Fire | 10,599 | Jun 12, 2000 | Human |
| Pinyon Canyon Fire | 8,871 | ||
| Winter Valley Fire | 8,603 | Jul 24, 2000 | Natural |
| Busterflat Fire | 8,494 | ||
| Mustang Ck Fire | 6,600 | Apr 18, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,554 | Sep 7, 2000 | |
| Cone Mountain Fire | 4,580 | Jul 3, 2000 | Natural |
| Scandard Fire | 4,030 | Jul 22, 2000 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.