Fourmile Canyon

Fourmile Canyon fire
The Fourmile Canyon Fire continued to burn on September 7, 2010, visible from NASA's Aqua satellite.
Coordinates	40°02′53″N 105°23′24″W / 40.048°N 105.39°W / 40.048; -105.39Coordinates: 40°02′53″N 105°23′24″W / 40.048°N 105.39°W / 40.048; -105.39
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Date(s)	September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) — September 16, 2010 (2010-09-16)
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This article is about the canyon west of Boulder, Colorado that experienced a major wildfire in 2010. For the canyon located north of Cañon City, Colorado, see Fourmile Canyon (Fremont County, Colorado). For the small stream located north of Boulder, see Fourmile Canyon Creek.

Fourmile Canyon or Four Mile Canyon hosts a stream variously known as Fourmile Creek, or Four Mile Creek in Boulder County, Colorado (This is not the Fourmile Canyon Creek which runs a few miles north of Fourmile creek.). The stream rises at 40°02′53″N 105°33′00″W / 40.048°N 105.550°W / 40.048; -105.550 on the southern slope of Niwot Mountain, west of the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway. It flows east and south through the unincorporated communities of Sunset, Wallstreet, Salina, and Crisman to the confluence with Boulder Creek at 40°00′54″N 105°19′26″W / 40.015°N 105.324°W / 40.015; -105.324 in Boulder Canyon, four miles west of the historic location of the Boulder Railroad Depot.