Wildfire in Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

A lightning strike caused the Hayden Pass wildfire on July 8th, and the wildfire continued to smoulder until August 10th. The wildfire was mainly on USFS wilderness land, high up in the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wildfire consumed over 16,000 acres, and for a time threatened properties to the east and north, including Coaldale. Approximately 400 properties were under mandatory evacuation for several days. The wildfire only destroyed one unoccupied structure. The estimated cost to fight the wildfire was $10.4 million. See Inciweb for more details, Http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4849/ .