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Storm King Mountain is a peak in the White River National Forest of the Rocky Mountains, about 5 miles northwest of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, rising above the Colorado River and Interstate 70 between Glenwood Springs and New Castle. A prominent landmark in the valley, it is most closely linked with the July 1994 South Canyon Fire, where 14 firefighters died, a tragedy that underscored the dangers of wildfire in steep, dry terrain. After the fire stripped vegetation from its slopes, torrential rain on September 1, 1994, triggered a mudslide that buried 30 cars on Interstate 70 and seriously injured two people. Its name was also used for a ski lift at Copper Mountain Ski Resort.
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