Crosho Fire
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| Crosho Fire | |
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 Smoke from the Crosho Fire on August 11, 2025 | |
| Location | Rio Blanco County, Colorado and Routt County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40°10′30″N 107°03′11″W / 40.17500°N 107.05306°WCoordinates: 40°10′30″N 107°03′11″W / 40.17500°N 107.05306°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Statistics | |
| Date(s) | August 11, 2025 – Present |
| Burned area | 2,021 acres (818 ha)[1] |
| Cause | Unknown |
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The Crosho Fire is a wildfire burning near Crosho Lake, northwest of Yampa, Colorado, that began on August 11, 2025. As of August 15, the fire had burned an estimated 2,021 acres (818 ha) and is 100% contained.[1]
Fire history
August
The Crosho Fire was first reported on August 11, 2025, at approximately 3:25 p.m. MDT. Within two hours, it expanded from 10 acres to 20 acres.[2]
By the morning of August 12, the fire had grown to 300 acres, with containment still at 0%.[3]
On August 13, the fire expanded rapidly from 300 acres to 1,352 acres, and later that day to approximately 1,700 acres.[4]
Impact
Closures and evacuations
As of August 13, evacuation orders were in effect for Zones 3 and 4, while Zones 2, 5, 7, 8, and 9 were under pre-evacuation status.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Crosho Fire Information - WatchDuty". WatchDuty. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "Crosho Fire spreads to 300 acres Tuesday morning; pre-evacuation orders issued". Steamboat Pilot & Today. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "Campers evacuate Crosho Lake as wildfire grows". 9News. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "Wednesday update: Crosho Fire reaches 500 acres; evacuation zones updated". Sky-Hi News. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "Colorado wildfire burns in Rio Blanco County's Flat Tops Wilderness". Summit Daily News. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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