ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — The Cow Creek fire continued to burn timber in the remote, northern part of Rocky Mountain National Park on Monday, as firefighters worked to protect important fish and wildlife habitats, authorities said.
Crews also prepared to buffer homes and businesses in Glen Haven, about 6 miles away.
Most of the 900-acre fire is burning near Mount Dickinson. Investigators think lightning started the fire Thursday. At one point, it had grown to 1,500 acres.
Cow Creek Trail, North Boundary Trail and McGraw Ranch Road are closed, but other park trails remain open, authorities said Monday.
An investigation also continued Monday into the cause of an accident Saturday involving a slurry plane assigned to the fire.
The 1954 Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune crashed through a fence, slid off the runway at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield and came to a rest on West 120th Avenue. The two crew members were uninjured.
