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Where is Hunter's Valley???

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Detwiler fire happened in July, 2017.  Mariposa County is below Yosmite essentially.  Hunters Valley Rd. is hard to get to and is about 5 miles east of Lake McClure. The  Detwiler Fire  was a  wildfire  that burned across  Highway 49 , east and south of  Lake McClure , in  Mariposa County, California . Ignited shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, 2017, the fire consumed up to 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) within its first day of burning. [2]  By Thursday morning, on July 20, the fire was over 70,000 acres (28,000 ha) in size with only 7 percent containment. [1] First reported at 3:56 p.m., the Detwiler fire was reported burning near Detwiler Road and Hunters Valley Road, 2 miles east of Lake McClure. [1]  Within three hours, it had grown to over 1,000 acres as it spread primarily to the northeast. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for all homes along Detwiler Road, Hunters Valley Road, and Hunters Valley Access Road...