Firefighters are tackling a wildfire near Lookout Mountain. The fire is burning above Highway 6 west of Golden. The fire is sending smoke that can be seen from Denver's Cheesman Park. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office believes lightning may have started the fire. Firefighters have not reached the fire as of 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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The Goltra Fire in Clear Creek Canyon west of Golden has grown to over 200 acres Wednesday and is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike. On Tuesday afternoon, fire crews were called to a brush fire burning along U.

No homes are threatened by the fire burning in rugged terrain north of Highway 6 Tunnel 1, just west of Golden.

Evening winds in Clear Creek Canyon fanned the flames of the Goltra fire in Jefferson County, growing the wildfire’s footprint overnight and shutting down U.S. 6.

Highway 6 is closed Wednesday morning as Colorado crews fight a wildfire that's hundreds of acres in size in Clear Creek Canyon.