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The 2020 East Troublesome Fire was a massive and destructive wildfire, and the second-largest in the history of the U.S. state of Colorado.Named for the East Fork of Troublesome Creek, close to the fire's point of origin in the Arapaho National Forest, the fire burned 193,812 acres (78,433 ha) between its ignition on October 14, 2020, and its containment on November 30.
The Cameron Peak fire torched 208,663 acres (84,443 ha) in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Rocky Mountain National Park in both Larimer and Jackson Counties and cost nearly $134 million to fight. [38] The wildfire was the largest to ever burn in Colorado's history, and became the first wildfire to surpass 200,000 acres.
Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the highest national parks in the nation, with elevations from 7,860 to 14,259 feet (2,396 to 4,346 m), [31] the highest point of which is Longs Peak. [32] Trail Ridge Road is the highest paved through-road in the country, with a peak elevation of 12,183 feet (3,713 m). [ 33 ]
On September 8, 2020, in Salem, Oregon, dark red skies as a result of smoke were visible beginning in the late morning. On September 9, 2020, San Francisco and Eureka, California were similarly affected, with dark orange skies reported. The cities of Phoenix and Talent in Oregon were substantially destroyed by the Almeda Drive Fire. State-wide ...
USA, near Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado — Richardson was attacked while camping on private property, just west of Rocky Mountain National Park, and north of Grand Lake. The bear was later killed by a professional hunter. This was the first fatal black bear attack in Colorado in modern times. [220]
The 2020 U.S. Cross Country Junior National Championships were held from 8 to 14 March 2020 in Truckee, California at the Auburn Ski Club Training Center. [1] On 12 March, halfway through the championships, U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced that all sanctioned events scheduled prior to 16 March would proceed as planned, even amidst growing concerns due to the spread of COVID-19.
[4] [6] The mountain is situated on the western boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park and is visible from Trail Ridge Road within the park. The west side of the peak is in the Never Summer Wilderness which is managed by Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest, and the peak is the highest point of the wilderness. [6]
Rocky Mountain National Park. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020 This text is from Rocky Mountain National Park: a History by Curt Buchholtz; Buckley, Jay H.; Nokes, Jeffery D. (March 28, 2016). Explorers of the American West: Mapping the World through Primary Documents. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-732-3.