Tag: black mountain fire
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Rainfall reduces behavior of Black Mountain Fire in Grand County
The Black Mountain Fire burning in Grand County experienced little to no growth from Wednesday to Thursday as rainfall helped reduce fire behavior, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire remained 416 acres Thursday morning, after increasing by nearly 250 acres between Tuesday and Wednesday, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said. Officials said the…
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Remnants of Hurricane Nora bring flash flood watches to western Colorado
Flash flood watches have been issued for several areas in western Colorado Wednesday as the remnants of Hurricane Nora move toward the state. The National Weather Service issued the watches for nearly three dozen mountain cities including Rio Blanco, Eagle, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Vail and Crested Butte. The watches will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday…
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Black Mountain fire in Grand County explodes to over 400 acres
The Black Mountain fire burning in Grand County more than doubled in size Tuesday, now reaching over 400 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire burned 393 acres by 6 p.m. Tuesday and 416 acres by 3 p.m. Wednesday. This comes after, on Tuesday morning, the fire was only 170 acres, the Grand County…
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Black Mountain Fire burns 170 acres near last year’s East Troublesome burn scar
The wildfire near the scar of last year’s East Troublesome Fire grew to 170 acres Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire sparked Sunday at 12:50 p.m. on Black Mountain off County Road 2 west of Slide Mountain, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said. That is about two miles west of the…
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Wildfire burns 150 acres in Grand County near East Troublesome burn area
A wildfire started in Grand County on Sunday afternoon near the burn area of last year’s East Troublesome Fire. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office said smoke was first reported at 12:50 p.m. on Black Mountain off County Road 2, near Big Horn Park and west of Slide Mountain. That is just west of the East…