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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

Cherry Fir13,437 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Borrego13,004 ac
2002 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Cub12,244 ac
2002 · perimeter dated February 1, 2003
Trampas4,751 ac
2002 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Montoya4,258 ac
2002 · perimeter dated February 1, 2003
Lakes4,096 ac
2002 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Castle3,179 ac
2002 · perimeter dated February 1, 2003
Pinatosa4,497 ac
2001 · perimeter dated February 1, 2002
Whitetail3,981 ac
2001 · perimeter dated February 1, 2002
Cease2,713 ac
2001 · perimeter dated February 1, 2002
Black1,733 ac
2001 · perimeter dated February 1, 2002
Cerro Gran42,990 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Cerro Grande42,971 ac
2000 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Chance33,096 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 19, 2017
Viveash29,182 ac
2000 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Bloodgood17,669 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Scott Able15,354 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Pad9,048 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Graves7,324 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Cree6,514 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Sierra4,541 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Shirley2,371 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Wall2,318 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Jug1,734 ac
2000 · perimeter dated May 6, 2000
Saliz1,235 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Prieta1,154 ac
2000 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Wall1,064 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Pot Mtn1,010 ac
2000 · perimeter dated June 30, 2000
La Jara3,212 ac
1999 · perimeter dated February 1, 2000
Popcorn2,247 ac
1999 · perimeter dated February 1, 2000
Stable1,291 ac
1999 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Bs6,864 ac
1998 · perimeter dated February 1, 1999
Oso6,513 ac
1998 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Keith6,000 ac
1998 · perimeter dated February 1, 1999
Rinker5,199 ac
1998 · perimeter dated February 1, 1999
Beard4,399 ac
1998 · perimeter dated February 1, 1999
Jacks1,943 ac
1998 · perimeter dated February 1, 1999
Wagontongue1,443 ac
1998 · perimeter dated February 1, 1999
Laventana1,325 ac
1998 · perimeter dated June 21, 1998
Ford1,237 ac
1998 · perimeter dated February 1, 1999

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.