Map: Washburn Fire perimeter and evacuations; it’s now season’s No. 2 fire

As it continues to burn in the Sierra National Forest, the Washburn Fire has become California’s second-largest wildfire of the season.

As of Friday morning, the fire had burned 4,759 acres (7.4 square miles) and was 31% contained, federal fire managers said. The map above shows the approximate burn area in black.

Washburn moved into the No. 2 spot on this year’s list, passing the Electra Fire, which started July 4 and burned 4,478 acres in Amador and Calaveras counties. It is 97% contained.  The biggest California fire so far this season is Lost Lake, which started May 26 along the Colorado River north of Blythe and burned 5,856 acres.

Washburn started July 7 in the Mariposa Grove area of Yosemite National Park. This week, it burned past the park’s eastern boundary into the Sierra National Forest.

Because of the fire, the national forest  has closed to the public an area east of Fish Camp, including Goat Meadow, Buffin Meadow and Long Meadow. The order is set to run through the end of the month.

At a community meeting Thursday evening, a Yosemite ranger said park officials expect that by Sunday they’ll be able to lift the evacuation order for Wawona, at the fire’s western edge. The growth toward the east, however, prompted the escalation of a wildfire warning to an evacuation order in the park’s southern wilderness area.

The map below shows the evacuation area in red.