Colorado wildfires: Fires in western state consume 142,000 acres
- Posted on August 13, 2025
- By The Denver Post
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Colorado wildfires: Fires in western state consume 142,000 acres

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 142,000 acres, or 222 square miles, on the Western Slope in recent days.