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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

Milford Flat · 2007337,677 acLeamington Complex · 1996157,943 acClay Springs · 2012107,767 acPole Creek · 2018101,875 acDiamond Creek · 200288,421 acSanford · 200273,380 acBrianhead · 201771,698 acDollar Ridge · 201870,003 acWestside · 200566,901 acJarvis · 200650,697 ac

All mapped large fires

Hurricane 22,865 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 25, 2006
West Water 22,847 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 19, 2006
Pilot2,762 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 11, 2006
Red Hills2,480 ac
2006 · perimeter dated December 31, 2006
Saddle2,323 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 20, 2006
Baboon 22,287 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 14, 2006
Chippean Ridge2,081 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 26, 2006
Chippean Ridge Wfu2,081 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 24, 2006
Sage Valley1,967 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 21, 2006
Landfill1,839 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 26, 2006
Sky Ranch1,838 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 23, 2006
Elberta South1,800 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 20, 2006
Dutch1,763 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 19, 2006
Howell Peak1,738 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 12, 2006
Pollys Peak1,586 ac
2006 · perimeter dated October 2, 2006
Lion Creek1,503 ac
2006 · perimeter dated May 3, 2017
Lion Creek1,491 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 27, 2006
Lion Creek1,491 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 14, 2006
Deep Creek1,484 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 8, 2006
Deep Creek1,484 ac
2006 · perimeter dated October 16, 2006
Blackbird Mine1,463 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 26, 2007
Buckskin1,437 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 27, 2006
North Sand Mountain1,432 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 22, 2006
South Water Hollow1,425 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 26, 2007
Spring1,399 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 30, 2006
Pot Hole1,396 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 28, 2006
Stone Face1,357 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 25, 2006
Baboon1,318 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 5, 2006
Willow Creek1,263 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 15, 2006
Sunset Canyon1,096 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 26, 2007
Sunset Canyon1,096 ac
2006 · perimeter dated February 28, 2006
Westside66,901 ac
2005 · perimeter dated June 30, 2005
Duzak21,728 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 10, 2005
Blue Springs12,287 ac
2005 · perimeter dated June 25, 2005
Blue Springs12,286 ac
2005 · perimeter dated October 1, 2005
Dammeron9,977 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 15, 2005
Diamond Valley Complex9,748 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 15, 2005
Diamond Valley Complex9,743 ac
2005 · perimeter dated April 22, 2025
Dammeron9,595 ac
2005 · perimeter dated September 15, 2005
Oak Patch9,536 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 22, 2005

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.