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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

Lodgepole Complex · 2017271,421 acLodgepole Complex · 2017270,723 acAsh Creek · 2012249,713 acDerby · 2006207,431 acDerby · 2006207,238 acRice Ridge · 2017160,002 acChalky · 2012132,876 acPine Ridge Complex · 2006114,655 acDunn Mountain · 2008102,325 acSartindraw · 201799,714 ac

All mapped large fires

Ironmountain2,685 ac
1990 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Wild2,670 ac
1989 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Wild2,670 ac
1989 · perimeter dated October 20, 2015
Baker Cany1,252 ac
1989 · perimeter dated October 21, 2015
Forest1,142 ac
1989 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Chelsea1,037 ac
1989 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Storm Creek97,859 ac
1988 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Stormcreek58,722 ac
1988 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Brewer52,561 ac
1988 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Brewer36,829 ac
1988 · perimeter dated October 22, 2015
Red Bench36,017 ac
1988 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Stormcreek33,902 ac
1988 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Schiller17,197 ac
1988 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Dryfork15,228 ac
1988 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Combinatio8,181 ac
1988 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Sweetwater7,834 ac
1988 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Flex3,610 ac
1988 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Northfork3,488 ac
1988 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Clover/Mist3,096 ac
1988 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Old Fire Unknown1,580 ac
1988 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Duval Coul1,268 ac
1988 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Sterlinggulch1,816 ac
1987 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Hilltop2,580 ac
1985 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Broncosam1,828 ac
1985 · perimeter dated October 27, 2015
Napi Point3,054 ac
1984 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Crystal Creek2,953 ac
1984 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Fire 80932,125 ac
1984 · perimeter dated October 26, 2015
Billy Crek9,780 ac
1982 · perimeter dated October 27, 2015
Horn Mountain Fire1,420 ac
1980 · perimeter dated October 26, 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.