Three Peaks Fire

Wildfire in Lassen County, July 1959

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/1793/three-peaks-fire-1959

Key facts

Started July 20, 1959
Contained Not recorded
Burned 12,251 acres
5th largest fire of 1959
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Lassen County 12,248 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned again

  1. 1973 9 Mile Fire 18,727 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 9 acres shared
  2. 2009 Mendiboureau Fire 1,426 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 969 acres shared
  3. 2010 Mcdonald Fire 9,406 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,805 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Three Peaks Fire, and fires that shared less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

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