Spring Creek Fire (2018)
| Spring Creek Fire | |
|---|---|
The burn scar west of Highway 12. | |
| Date(s) | June 27, 2018 – September 10, 2018 |
| Location | Costilla and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°26′46.24″N 105°10′28.68″W / 37.4461778°N 105.1746333°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 108,045 acres (437 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 140 |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Arson |
| Perpetrator(s) | (alleged) Jesper Joergensen |
| Map | |
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.