The Cold Springs Fire started July 12, 2008, eleven miles north of Trout Lake in Washington.
The fire was started by lightning on July 12 and spread rapidly through heavy dead timber, eventually burning a total of 7,993 acres before full containment was reached on August 1.
Of the area burned, 4,723 acres were in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 1,623 on the Yakama Indian Reservation, 1,076 on land managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, and 307 on privately owned lands.
[1] The fire neared Mount Adams as it spread north of Trout Lake causing closings for several trails and camp grounds.
[3] Although no structures were burned, a 1909 historic guard station had to be wrapped in fire-retardant material.