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Wildfire in West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, Colorado

Wildfire August 1, 2023 – August 31, 2023 · West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, Colorado

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Lowline Fire started in late July from lightning in the Gunnison National Forest, 11 miles southwest of Crested Butte, Colorado. The fire grew to 1,999 acres before it was contained in early December.

The wider storm

A wildfire began from lightning in the Gunnison National Forest, 11 miles southwest of Crested Butte, Colorado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1143716. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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