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
'80
'90
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'10
'20
Largest in Montana
All mapped large fires
Willie1,413 ac
2000 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Taylorpeak1,312 ac
2000 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Anaconda10,815 ac
1999 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Teddy2,547 ac
1999 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Sixmile1,044 ac
1999 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Antelope 21,010 ac
1999 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Kootenai Complex8,756 ac
1998 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Herman Rid4,928 ac
1998 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Dome3,323 ac
1998 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Kopsi1,101 ac
1998 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Shepardmtn14,891 ac
1996 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Shepard14,890 ac
1996 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Alkali Creek10,032 ac
1996 · perimeter dated October 20, 2015
Antelope2,102 ac
1996 · perimeter dated October 21, 2015
Colbert1,723 ac
1996 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Grant Coul3,508 ac
1995 · perimeter dated October 20, 2015
Littlewolf14,728 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Ck Creek11,060 ac
1994 · perimeter dated October 27, 2015
Northforkbigcreek8,284 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Starvation Creek7,198 ac
1994 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Adair #26,162 ac
1994 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Webbknob3,748 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Upperfowler2,637 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Howling2,398 ac
1994 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Pulpit2,086 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Studebaker1,896 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Roberts1,861 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Deckardflats1,793 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
17Mile1,709 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Smithpeak1,635 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Fishfry1,449 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Anaconda1,180 ac
1994 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Blank7,036 ac
1992 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Blank7,036 ac
1992 · perimeter dated October 22, 2015
Keystone7,818 ac
1991 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Thompsoncreek7,166 ac
1991 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Arbo3,919 ac
1991 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Robertsondraw3,342 ac
1991 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Robertson Draw3,341 ac
1991 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Fastconnection1,175 ac
1991 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
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.