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
'80
'90
'00
'10
'20
Largest in New Mexico
All mapped large fires
Pancho1,758 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Bear Wf1,201 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Loco1,186 ac
1994 · perimeter dated June 29, 1994
Straw39,373 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Linch27,352 ac
1993 · perimeter dated June 12, 1993
Escondido23,622 ac
1993 · perimeter dated June 6, 1993
Snf Assist15,692 ac
1993 · perimeter dated June 11, 1993
Bell12,947 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Buchanon11,553 ac
1993 · perimeter dated April 28, 2018
Stone11,163 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Iron5,832 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Blackhawk4,442 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Burgett4,285 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Shiloh4,258 ac
1993 · perimeter dated July 10, 1993
Quemado4,249 ac
1993 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Martin4,157 ac
1993 · perimeter dated June 6, 1993
Elpasodraw3,189 ac
1993 · perimeter dated June 5, 1993
Clear3,114 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Frijoles2,621 ac
1993 · perimeter dated December 29, 2016
Stone2,610 ac
1993 · perimeter dated August 10, 1993
Clayton2,067 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Bear1,873 ac
1993 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Whiskey1,732 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
49 Er1,153 ac
1993 · perimeter dated June 16, 1993
Creel17,252 ac
1992 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Gobbler5,696 ac
1992 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Beaver3,281 ac
1992 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Cub2,160 ac
1992 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Box1,164 ac
1992 · perimeter dated June 27, 1992
Prairie2,188 ac
1991 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Hudson1,259 ac
1991 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Culberson33,758 ac
1990 · perimeter dated June 29, 1990
Big18,485 ac
1990 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Loco2,220 ac
1990 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Devil Hill1,888 ac
1990 · perimeter dated June 22, 1990
Texas1,725 ac
1990 · perimeter dated May 19, 1990
Knight14,111 ac
1989 · perimeter dated April 14, 1989
Steel13,656 ac
1989 · perimeter dated June 6, 1989
Shelly12,343 ac
1989 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Divide9,406 ac
1989 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
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.