Montana Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 309 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Montana, 9 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 271,421 ac; together they cover about 5,114,215 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Montana
All mapped large fires
North401,002 ac
2017 · perimeter dated February 13, 2018
Copper King28,530 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Indian Canyon14,319 ac
2016 · perimeter dated December 2, 2016
Roaringlion8,682 ac
2016 · perimeter dated September 22, 2016
Harris2,413 ac
2016 · perimeter dated December 2, 2016
Observation1,421 ac
2016 · perimeter dated September 22, 2016
Griffingulch1,330 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Elk Hill1,297 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Thompson17,157 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
West Fork Fish Creek13,351 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Mooseridge10,528 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Napoleon18,958 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Eustis Support8,720 ac
2015 · perimeter dated August 25, 2015
Marston7,552 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Bear Lake6,445 ac
2015 · perimeter dated October 22, 2015
Alex Camp Road5,760 ac
2015 · perimeter dated December 14, 2016
Bales5,724 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 29, 2016
Bales5,723 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 23, 2016
Klatawa5,538 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Reynolds Fire4,458 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Berraymountain4,173 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Bringoff4,094 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Sheepmountain3,629 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Hercules3,365 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 29, 2016
Slough3,204 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 29, 2016
Sawtooth2,680 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Red Rock Fire1,194 ac
2015 · perimeter dated October 12, 2015
Crooked Creek1,108 ac
2015 · perimeter dated December 14, 2016
Tepeemountain1,018 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Poplarpoint1,007 ac
2015 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Montgomery9,366 ac
2014 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Olin1,206 ac
2014 · perimeter dated December 14, 2016
Emigrant10,854 ac
2013 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Eureka6,466 ac
2013 · perimeter dated August 15, 2013
Moose Meadow3,185 ac
2013 · perimeter dated July 27, 2013
Big Fork1,509 ac
2013 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Ash Creek249,713 ac
2012 · perimeter dated October 20, 2015
Chalky132,876 ac
2012 · perimeter dated October 20, 2015
Taylorcreek62,148 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Delphia40,085 ac
2012 · perimeter dated October 20, 2015
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.