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Colorado Large Wildfire History

Since 1980, 273 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Colorado, 3 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 138,287 ac; together they cover about 2,529,245 ac.

Fires by decade

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Largest in Colorado

Hayman · 2002138,287 acHayman · 2002137,760 acSpring Creek · 2018108,131 acHigh Park · 201287,306 acMissionary Ridge · 200270,481 acMissionary Ridge · 200270,481 acWest Fork · 201356,576 ac416 · 201854,131 acBadger Hole · 201850,671 acPapoose · 201349,283 ac

All mapped large fires

Ace1,155 ac
2012 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
Springer1,121 ac
2012 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Springer1,121 ac
2012 · perimeter dated January 30, 2019
Goblin1,074 ac
2012 · perimeter dated December 20, 2018
Goblin1,074 ac
2012 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Cedar Knob1,060 ac
2012 · perimeter dated May 31, 2017
Track Fire28,099 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Tunner19,633 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 4, 2017
Fort Lyon19,300 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Callie Marie9,108 ac
2011 · perimeter dated June 1, 2011
Callie Marie9,108 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Bear Colorado6,885 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Karval4,630 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 4, 2017
Duckett4,525 ac
2011 · perimeter dated June 12, 2011
Duckett4,358 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Sierra Vista1,996 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Sierra Vista1,995 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 24, 2011
Cosgrove1,744 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 31, 2017
Burning Tree1,664 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 4, 2017
Indian Gulch1,571 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 4, 2017
Ladore1,031 ac
2011 · perimeter dated March 1, 2017
Ladore1,029 ac
2011 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Big A1,012 ac
2011 · perimeter dated September 21, 2011
Alkali7,870 ac
2010 · perimeter dated March 1, 2017
Medano6,245 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Medano6,212 ac
2010 · perimeter dated December 1, 2010
Medano6,212 ac
2010 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Fourmile Canyon6,175 ac
2010 · perimeter dated May 31, 2017
Beaver2,641 ac
2010 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Beaver2,641 ac
2010 · perimeter dated August 2, 2010
Meadow Creek1,214 ac
2010 · perimeter dated July 19, 2010
Cow Creek1,201 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Logging1,145 ac
2010 · perimeter dated March 1, 2017
County Road 191,033 ac
2010 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Narraguinnep6,755 ac
2009 · perimeter dated December 20, 2018
Narraguinnep6,750 ac
2009 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Quarry5,137 ac
2009 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Mellen3,454 ac
2009 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
Dominguez2,602 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 5, 2010
Bradfield2,220 ac
2009 · perimeter dated December 20, 2018

Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.