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51 active wildfires

Colorado

Every active wildfire we can see in Colorado, the biggest first.

Aspen Acres Fire — 102,004 acres · 82% containedFerris Fire — 64,881 acres · 100% containedGold Mountain Fire — 39,734 acres · 87% containedWillow Fire — 7,534 acres · 80% containedElk Fire — 7,257 acres · 52% containedPost Fire — 4,343 acres · 90% containedRio Blanco Fire — 1,388 acres · 100% containedGarfield County Fire — 603 acres · 100% containedFishhook Fire — 309 acres · 100% contained Willow FireElk FireGold Mountain FireAspen Acres FirePost Fire size = acres1k10k100kthreatactiveholdingcontained
Every wildfire over 100 acres in this region. Bigger dots are bigger fires; colour is how far from contained. Tap any fire to open it.

51 wildfires are burning across Colorado right now. The largest, the Aspen Acres Fire, has burned 102,004 acres, and 2 more have grown past ten thousand acres.

51

active wildfires

Aspen Acres Fire — 102,004 acres

the largest fire burning

2

major fires still active

The biggest fires burning now

Major fires — 10,000 acres and up

  1. Aspen Acres FireCuster County, CO102,004acresHolding82% held
  2. Gold Mountain FireOuray County, CO39,734acresHolding87% held
  3. Ferris FireMontezuma County, CO64,881acresContained100% held

Notable fires — 1,000 to 10,000 acres

  1. Willow FireLake County, CO7,534acresHolding80% held
  2. Elk FireHinsdale County, CO7,257acresHolding52% held
  3. Post FireLas Animas County, CO4,343acresHolding90% held
  4. Rio Blanco FireArchuleta County, CO1,388acresContained100% held

Smaller fires — 100 to 1,000 acres

  1. Garfield County FireGarfield County, CO603acresContained100% held
  2. Fishhook FireRoutt County, CO309acresContained100% held
Also tracked: 42 smaller and newly reported wildfires under 100 acres
  • Stewart Fire Rio Blanco County, CO
  • Kittle Fire Pitkin County, CO
  • Pinyon Fire Garfield County, CO
  • Moose Mountain Fire Larimer County, CO
  • Swiss Roll Fire Archuleta County, CO
  • Iron Clad Fire Boulder County, CO
  • Snow Springs Fire Archuleta County, CO
  • Jenning Gulch Fire Fremont County, CO
  • Black Ridge 3 Fire La Plata County, CO
  • Ponchas Peak Fire Conejos County, CO
  • Ironclad Fire Boulder County, CO
  • Deer Canyon Fire La Plata County, CO
  • Sweetwater Fire Garfield County, CO
  • Rawah Fire Larimer County, CO
  • Burnt Spring Fire Rio Grande County, CO
  • Pass Fire Mineral County, CO
  • Cross Fire Huerfano County, CO
  • Cow Camp Fire Montezuma County, CO
  • Third Gulch Fire Eagle County, CO
  • Drift Fire Montezuma County, CO
  • Navajo Fire Fremont County, CO
  • Roan Creek Fire Garfield County, CO
  • Powerline Fire Garfield County, CO
  • Stinking Spring Fire Montrose County, CO
  • Skull Fire Moffat County, CO
  • Spring Basin Fire Archuleta County, CO
  • Fork Fire Montrose County, CO
  • north east creek Fire Mesa County, CO
  • Deer Pen Fire Eagle County, CO
  • cottonwood canyon Fire Mesa County, CO
  • Lion Canyon Fire Montrose County, CO
  • Black Pinto Fire Montrose County, CO
  • Carroll Fire Montrose County, CO
  • Adobe Fire Montrose County, CO
  • Coal Canyon Fire Montrose County, CO
  • Rifle Creek Fire Garfield County, CO
  • Horse Fire Eagle County, CO
  • Weminuche creek Fire Archuleta County, CO
  • Mm 97 Fire Garfield County, CO
  • Rapid Creek 2 Fire Mesa County, CO
  • Bigly Fire Dolores County, CO
  • Iron Springs Fire La Plata County, CO

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