Granite Fire

Wildfire in Tuolumne County, August 1973

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/2764/granite-fire-1973

Key facts

Started August 17, 1973
Contained August 21, 1973, after 4 days
Burned 16,290 acres
5th largest fire of 1973
Cause Equipment use
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Where it burned

County

  1. Tuolumne County 16,290 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 before

  1. 1910 Unnamed fire 255 acres shared
  2. 1923 Unnamed fire 303 acres in total 124 acres shared
  3. 1926 Unnamed fire 308 acres shared
  4. 1928 Unnamed fire 127 acres in total 84 acres shared
  5. 1945 Unnamed fire 326 acres shared
  6. 1947 Unnamed fire 498 acres in total 386 acres shared
  7. 1953 Granite Creek Fire Cause: Debris burning 99 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1996 Ackerson Fire 59,112 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 639 acres shared
  2. 2011 Cotton Fire 40 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 39 acres shared
  3. 2013 Rim Fire 256,176 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 14,889 acres shared
  4. 2023 Bone Fire 1,181 acres in total 234 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Granite 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

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data