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
All mapped large fires
Dinner3,119 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Lilley2,802 ac
2011 · perimeter dated December 31, 2011
Indian Draw2,786 ac
2011 · perimeter dated August 12, 2011
Venus1,793 ac
2011 · perimeter dated September 7, 2011
Deep Well1,660 ac
2011 · perimeter dated July 21, 2011
Jack1,599 ac
2011 · perimeter dated December 31, 2011
Quail Ridge1,573 ac
2011 · perimeter dated December 31, 2011
Guacamalla1,559 ac
2011 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Border1,521 ac
2011 · perimeter dated September 1, 2011
Green Chile1,399 ac
2011 · perimeter dated April 5, 2011
Delta1,362 ac
2011 · perimeter dated March 3, 2011
Berlin1,296 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Boot 21,109 ac
2011 · perimeter dated May 28, 2011
Heifer1,061 ac
2011 · perimeter dated November 14, 2017
Range 66B1,047 ac
2011 · perimeter dated April 20, 2011
7 Hl1,030 ac
2011 · perimeter dated December 31, 2011
New17,307 ac
2010 · perimeter dated June 2, 2010
South Fork17,081 ac
2010 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Felix10,806 ac
2010
Etcheverry6,943 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 20, 2010
Ft Bliss 25,162 ac
2010 · perimeter dated June 25, 2010
Aspen3,355 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 1, 2011
Long Canyon2,945 ac
2010 · perimeter dated June 24, 2010
Sand2,012 ac
2010 · perimeter dated September 12, 2010
Virgin Canyon1,707 ac
2010 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Grave1,656 ac
2010 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Rio1,356 ac
2010 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Pasco92,617 ac
2009 · perimeter dated June 25, 2009
Cato55,110 ac
2009 · perimeter dated June 15, 2009
23830,876 ac
2009 · perimeter dated March 30, 2009
Four Mile29,976 ac
2009 · perimeter dated May 1, 2009
Diamond21,251 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Picacho16,155 ac
2009 · perimeter dated March 11, 2009
East Tanswestern13,513 ac
2009 · perimeter dated May 17, 2009
Willow8,852 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Meason6,992 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Orogrande5,127 ac
2009 · perimeter dated April 23, 2009
Moraga4,924 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Moore4,040 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Mesa2,696 ac
2009 · perimeter dated June 10, 2009
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.