Gold Mountain Fire in Ouray created lots of smoke in the air photo by Ouray Wild Outdoors
Gold Mountain Fire seen from downtown Ouray Saturday night photo by Ouray Wild Outdoors
Silverton San Juan Volunteer Fire Team members Carson Mordecai, Jerry Chambers, Shory Inzunza, Roberto Fierro & JP Stanley coming back from the Ouray Wildfire photo by JP Stanley
The fire smoke from Ouray as seen from the Top of the World aka Needles Mountain range on Saturday photo by Phen Mead
Plume of smoke that came over Boulder Mountain just one hour after the Gold Mountain Fire in Ouray start Photo by DeAnne Gallegos
As temperatures climbed and wild winds blew across Colorado’s Western Slope, the threat of wildfire became a reality for Ouray County. The Gold Mountain Fire ignited on Saturday and quickly swept up the steep mountainside just outside the town of Ouray.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Mandatory evacuation orders were initially issued for residents near Lake Lenore on County Road 1…
