Nevada Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 572 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Nevada, 20 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 460,843 ac; together they cover about 9,566,475 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Nevada
All mapped large fires
Preacher5,386 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 11, 2017
Hollywood5,299 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 22, 2017
Mahogany5,060 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 12, 2017
Winnemucca Ranch4,799 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 15, 2017
Red Springs4,598 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 27, 2017
Quinn3,631 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 3, 2017
Iron Point3,618 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 10, 2017
Leonard Creek3,549 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 31, 2017
Barrett Springs3,296 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 10, 2017
Coal2,877 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 6, 2017
Prater2,700 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 7, 2017
White Horse2,625 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 11, 2017
Pilot Valley2,612 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 16, 2017
Toulon2,268 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 25, 2017
Jayhawk Well2,227 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 10, 2017
Tolicha Peak2,160 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 9, 2017
King Valley2,123 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 12, 2017
Dry Hill2,000 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 27, 2017
Limbo1,884 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 10, 2017
Stag1,883 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 25, 2017
Cortez1,833 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 17, 2017
Nat Out Nine1,770 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 15, 2017
Cutter1,663 ac
2017 · perimeter dated October 9, 2017
Lyons1,626 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 31, 2017
Piney1,597 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 1, 2017
Happy Creek1,580 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 10, 2017
Cornucopia1,559 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 17, 2017
Micro1,550 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 23, 2017
Cold Springs1,525 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 15, 2017
Hd Summit1,386 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 10, 2017
River Ranch1,379 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 10, 2017
Summer1,246 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 17, 2017
Hot Springs1,222 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 26, 2017
Hatchery1,169 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 6, 2017
Rabbit Creek1,129 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 31, 2017
Hot Pot122,293 ac
2016 · perimeter dated July 7, 2016
Tule36,142 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 7, 2016
Anderson16,284 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 7, 2016
Monroe11,220 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 19, 2016
Maggie9,361 ac
2016 · perimeter dated September 4, 2016
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.