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Washington Large Wildfire History

Since 1980, 248 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Washington, 10 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 230,102 ac; together they cover about 4,657,022 ac.

Fires by decade

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Largest in Washington

Carlton · 2014230,102 acNorth Star · 2015215,401 acRange 12 · 2016176,835 acRange 12 · 2016175,245 acTripod · 2006174,857 acTunk Block · 2015165,004 acTyee · 1994140,173 acLime Belt · 2015133,438 acDiamond Creek · 2017126,836 acVolcanic Blast And Fires · 1980105,638 ac

All mapped large fires

Cougar Creek53,586 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 25, 2016
Highway 834,192 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Beaver Lake25,912 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Tower24,162 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Moses Stool14,768 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Saddle Lakes Fire14,046 ac
2015 · perimeter dated July 21, 2015
Renner13,106 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Twisp River11,081 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
State Line8,960 ac
2015 · perimeter dated September 20, 2015
Graves Mountain8,615 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
First Creek7,488 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Goodell7,110 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Jameson Lake6,362 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Newby Lake5,284 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
9 Mile4,713 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Mcfarland Creek4,707 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Sleepy Hollow2,924 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Paradise2,798 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 14, 2016
Outlaw Draw1,980 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Monument1,954 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Eagle Springs1,717 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
I-90 Sprague1,692 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Beezley Hill1,668 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Meeks Table1,182 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Carlton230,102 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Saddle Mountain24,861 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Mills Canyon22,002 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Snag Canyon12,562 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Watermelon Hill10,348 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Cottonwood 28,944 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
R Road3,320 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 15, 2015
R Road3,320 ac
2014 · perimeter dated July 16, 2014
Lone Mountain 12,774 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Sand Ridge2,277 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
I-82 Manastash1,997 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Milepost 871,991 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Coyote Flats1,785 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Malaga1,150 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Rock Hill1,079 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Palisades Flat1,037 ac
2014 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017

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.