Utah Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 437 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Utah, 4 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 337,677 ac; together they cover about 4,073,063 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Utah
All mapped large fires
Iron Hill1,011 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 15, 2018
Brianhead71,698 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 17, 2017
Davis35,404 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 14, 2017
Cedar Mountain21,372 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 14, 2017
Wildcat13,393 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 20, 2017
Wildcat13,176 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 14, 2017
Tank Hollow11,067 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 5, 2017
Stream8,139 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 29, 2017
Cedar Hills5,032 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 15, 2017
Kelton4,186 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 27, 2017
Shaw Springs2,548 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 8, 2017
Little Valley2,475 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 14, 2017
Mile Marker 1662,424 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 2, 2017
Mack Shaft2,390 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 22, 2017
Lincoln Beach2,248 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 25, 2017
Puddle1,451 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 21, 2017
Dutch Mountain1,427 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 11, 2017
Carrington Island1,397 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 12, 2017
Skull Valley1,280 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 13, 2017
Cottonwood Trail1,215 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 26, 2017
Briggs8,837 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 22, 2018
Peplin6,469 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 27, 2016
Lower Ebbs5,629 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 22, 2018
Box Canyon4,724 ac
2016 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Porcupine4,528 ac
2016 · perimeter dated December 7, 2018
West Government Creek4,338 ac
2016 · perimeter dated October 18, 2016
West Government Creek4,338 ac
2016 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Sand Ledges3,106 ac
2016 · perimeter dated December 6, 2018
Sand Ledges3,106 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 20, 2016
Fly Canyon2,863 ac
2016 · perimeter dated November 18, 2016
Saddle2,297 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 13, 2016
Tribal1,785 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 4, 2016
Choke Cherry1,779 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 5, 2016
Jocks Canyon1,586 ac
2016 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Sawmill1,514 ac
2016 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Hicks Creek1,456 ac
2016 · perimeter dated October 16, 2016
North Moore1,414 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 18, 2016
Black Mountain1,263 ac
2016 · perimeter dated September 21, 2016
Peterson Hollow1,216 ac
2016 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Cedar1,103 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 7, 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.