Spring Creek Fire (2018)

Spring Creek Fire
The burn scar west of Highway 12.
Date(s)June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27) – September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)
LocationCostilla and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States
Coordinates37°26′46.24″N 105°10′28.68″W / 37.4461778°N 105.1746333°W / 37.4461778; -105.1746333
Statistics
Burned area108,045 acres (437 km2)
Impacts
Structures destroyed140
Ignition
CauseArson
Perpetrator(s)(alleged) Jesper Joergensen
Map
The fire's location in southern Colorado

The Spring Creek Fire was a wildfire near Fort Garland and La Veta, Colorado in Costilla and Huerfano counties in southern Colorado. The fire burned a total of 108,045 acres (437 square kilometers) and was the third-largest wildfire in Colorado history.