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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

Overland3,230 ac
2003 · perimeter dated November 15, 2019
Hamilton3,211 ac
2003 · perimeter dated March 22, 2017
Moccasin2,731 ac
2003 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Bolt2,132 ac
2003 · perimeter dated December 20, 2018
Hamilton2,009 ac
2003 · perimeter dated March 22, 2017
Bear Creek Wfu1,869 ac
2003 · perimeter dated December 20, 2018
Yankee Gulch Wfu1,501 ac
2003 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017
Dotsero Cr1,232 ac
2003 · perimeter dated October 23, 2017
Maverick1,139 ac
2003 · perimeter dated October 23, 2017
Maverik1,139 ac
2003 · perimeter dated December 11, 2018
Texas Mountain Rx1,096 ac
2003 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017
Hayman138,287 ac
2002 · perimeter dated November 15, 2019
Hayman137,760 ac
2002 · perimeter dated October 30, 2002
Missionary Ridge70,481 ac
2002 · perimeter dated December 20, 2018
Missionary Ridge70,481 ac
2002 · perimeter dated February 20, 2018
Burn Canyon30,296 ac
2002 · perimeter dated February 20, 2018
Burn Canyon30,296 ac
2002 · perimeter dated September 6, 2002
Big Fish17,054 ac
2002 · perimeter dated November 1, 2002
Spring Creek13,494 ac
2002 · perimeter dated October 7, 2002
Coal Seam12,054 ac
2002 · perimeter dated June 28, 2002
Coal Seam12,054 ac
2002 · perimeter dated June 26, 2018
Million Fire9,222 ac
2002 · perimeter dated June 19, 2002
Bear4,983 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Bear4,755 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017
Big Elk4,354 ac
2002 · perimeter dated June 7, 2022
North Barcus3,906 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017
Schoonover3,472 ac
2002 · perimeter dated August 22, 2002
Dierich Cr2,534 ac
2002 · perimeter dated October 23, 2017
Snaking2,312 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 31, 2002
Long Mesa2,290 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Bucktail2,244 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 15, 2002
Pinyon Ridge2,141 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017
Garco 41,591 ac
2002 · perimeter dated October 23, 2017
Long Canyo1,418 ac
2002 · perimeter dated October 23, 2017
471,410 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 26, 2002
Lost Lakes1,172 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017
York25,436 ac
2001 · perimeter dated March 22, 2017
Ecklund2,241 ac
2001 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Ecklund2,158 ac
2001 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017
Jelly1,919 ac
2001 · perimeter dated January 18, 2017

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.