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New Mexico Large Wildfire History

Since 1980, 400 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in New Mexico, 5 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 428,846 ac; together they cover about 5,295,053 ac.

Fires by decade

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Largest in New Mexico

I-40 · 2006428,846 acWhitewater-Baldy Complex · 2012297,801 acLas Conchas · 2011156,989 acLas Conchas · 2011156,594 acSilver · 2013138,706 acDonaldson · 201196,129 acPasco · 200992,617 acMcdonald · 200692,516 acMiller · 201188,880 acMiller · 201188,818 ac

All mapped large fires

Gillemwater1,150 ac
2012 · perimeter dated February 1, 2013
Las Conchas156,989 ac
2011 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Las Conchas156,594 ac
2011 · perimeter dated July 21, 2011
Donaldson96,129 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Miller88,880 ac
2011 · perimeter dated December 31, 2011
Miller88,818 ac
2011 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Donaldson72,709 ac
2011
Enterprise64,956 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 28, 2011
Last Chance53,343 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 18, 2011
Last Chance53,301 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Mayhill32,901 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 29, 2011
Loop32,616 ac
2011 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Mayhill31,941 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Loop30,455 ac
2011 · perimeter dated June 19, 2011
Cloverdale 223,314 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 20, 2011
Cloverdale23,162 ac
2011
Baton Rouge Complex21,671 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 20, 2011
Lookout Complex18,749 ac
2011 · perimeter dated July 29, 2011
Acrey18,733 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
29615,252 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Felix10,815 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 6, 2011
White10,341 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Pacheco10,107 ac
2011 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Buckeye9,758 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 1, 2011
Lincoln Canyon Complex9,436 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 8, 2011
Lincolncanyon Complx9,436 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 8, 2011
Black9,202 ac
2011 · perimeter dated July 13, 2011
Serpentine8,163 ac
2011 · perimeter dated June 12, 2011
Toms Canyon7,533 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 26, 2011
Crooked Complex7,325 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 29, 2011
Crookedcreek Complex7,324 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 17, 2011
Truck Stop6,901 ac
2011 · perimeter dated April 3, 2011
Flying H6,308 ac
2011
Queen5,408 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Dog Canyon4,853 ac
2011 · perimeter dated March 3, 2011
Well4,304 ac
2011 · perimeter dated June 20, 2011
Eagle Draw4,020 ac
2011 · perimeter dated March 18, 2011
Lookout3,821 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Dog Canyon3,421 ac
2011 · perimeter dated March 3, 2011
Kincaid3,197 ac
2011 · perimeter dated June 12, 2011

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.