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Mount Vision Fire
Burned trees from the Mount Vision Fire at Point Reyes
LocationPoint Reyes, Inverness, California
Coordinates38°04′59″N 122°52′59″W / 38.083°N 122.883°W / 38.083; -122.883
Statistics[1]
Cost$6.2 million ($12 million today)
Date(s)October 3, 1995 (1995-10-03) – October 16, 1995 (1995-10-16)
Burned area12,354 acres (50 km2)
CauseIllegal campfire
Buildings destroyed45
Map
Mount Vision Fire is located in Northern California
Mount Vision Fire
Location of fire in California
Mount Vision Fire is located in California
Mount Vision Fire
Mount Vision Fire (California)

The Mount Vision Fire was a wildfire that burned 12,354 acres (50 km2) of land on the Point Reyes National Seashore peninsula in northern California during October 1995. The fire, which was started by an incompletely extinguished campfire, destroyed 45 homes in Inverness Park.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vision Fire 10 Year Anniversary Fact Sheet #3 – Incident Statistics" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2015.


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