Pinyon Canyon Complex
The Pinyon Canyon Complex burned 3,090 acres in Las Animas County, Colorado, in 2002. It was discovered on June 2, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 3,090 acres
- Discovered
- June 2, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.609, -103.725.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,090 acres
- Discovered
- June 2, 2002, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Las Animas County
- Reporting unit
- Department of Defense
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Part of
- Pinyon Canyon Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2002_CO-DOD-0368
Other large fires in Colorado in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayman Fire | 137,760 | Jun 8, 2002 | Human |
| Missionary Ridge Fire | 73,121 | Jun 9, 2002 | Human |
| James and John Fire | 33,000 | Jun 2, 2002 | Natural |
| Burn Canyon Fire | 30,292 | Jul 9, 2002 | Natural |
| Big Fish Fire | 17,056 | Jul 19, 2002 | Natural |
| Mt. Zirkel Complex (Hinman) Fire | 16,852 | Jul 12, 2002 | Natural |
| Cheyenne County Fire | 15,000 | May 31, 2002 | Natural |
| Mt. Zirkel Complex (Burn Ridge) Fire | 14,403 | Aug 12, 2002 | Natural |
| Spring Creek Fire | 13,493 | Jun 22, 2002 | Natural |
| Coal Seam Fire | 12,209 | Jun 8, 2002 | Human |
| Lincoln County Complex | 10,000 | May 31, 2002 | Natural |
| Million Fire | 9,294 | Jun 19, 2002 | Human |
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.