Last updated: July 30, 2021
Place
Coal Vein Trail Post 11: Ignition
![Glowing coals are visible through clay.](/common/uploads/cropped_image/primary/903A32CB-00E0-EE37-49616982B08F98CE.jpg?width=1600&quality=90&mode=crop)
NPS Photo/A. McCann
Quick Facts
Location:
Coal Vein Trail
Significance:
Trail post 11 on the Coal Vein Guided Nature Trail
Amenities
1 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
This is the spot where the coal vein ignited during a lightning storm in 1951. Even today, these natural fires can be started by lightning, prairie fires, or even spontaneous combustion.
Caution! Steep cliff edges ahead.
Caution! Steep cliff edges ahead.