High Park Fire
The High Park Fire was reported on May 12, 2022 in Teller County, Colorado and burned 1,572 acres. It was declared out on June 27, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,572 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 12, 2022
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped August 5, 2022 at 1:28 PM MDT, 1,572 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 38.739, -105.281.
The incident
- Size
- 1,572 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 12, 2022 at 4:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 23, 2022 at 5:25 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 15, 2022 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 27, 2022 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 miles West of Cripple Creek, CO
- County
- Teller County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,488,853
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-COTLX-000722
- IRWIN identifier
- CF5184F2-C16A-4123-B047-19576A05A052
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cripple Creek, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Cripple Creek, CO6 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Cascade-Chipita Park, CO21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cañon City, CO21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Manitou Springs, CO21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Woodland Park, CO21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lincoln Park, CO22 miles south of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated June 27, 2022 at 10:14 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-COTLX-000722.