Wyoming Large Wildfire History
Since 1981, 284 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Wyoming, 8 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 489,214 ac; together they cover about 4,624,363 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Wyoming
All mapped large fires
Reservior2,202 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 23, 2018
Smith2,201 ac
2011 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Point2,144 ac
2011 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Arapahoe2,074 ac
2011 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Collins 11,908 ac
2011 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Converse 121,852 ac
2011 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Ferris Mountain1,589 ac
2011 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Christnick1,303 ac
2011 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Cat Creek1,173 ac
2011 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Orpha25,112 ac
2010 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Cooley Draw6,107 ac
2010 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Antelope5,509 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Bull5,429 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Windmill5,265 ac
2010 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Geary Dome2,881 ac
2010 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Albright1,200 ac
2010 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Gravel1,145 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Arnica10,668 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Gunsight3,274 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Bearpaw Bay2,914 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Gunbarrel55,051 ac
2008 · perimeter dated June 13, 2022
New Fork15,090 ac
2008 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Gunbarrel13,098 ac
2008 · perimeter dated June 13, 2022
Lehardy9,611 ac
2008 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Shingle Mill1,306 ac
2008 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Columbine18,480 ac
2007 · perimeter dated June 13, 2022
Columbine 118,350 ac
2007 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Bone Creek13,451 ac
2007 · perimeter dated February 23, 2018
Horse Creek8,589 ac
2007 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Little Goose4,742 ac
2007 · perimeter dated February 23, 2018
Duck Creek4,325 ac
2007 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Copper Mountain3,978 ac
2007 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Trail Creek3,565 ac
2007 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
Hardscrabble3,075 ac
2007 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Middle2,721 ac
2007 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Saltlick2,482 ac
2007 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Owl2,067 ac
2007 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Citadel2,002 ac
2007 · perimeter dated June 13, 2022
Sheep Trail 21,747 ac
2007 · perimeter dated November 15, 2017
77 Hill1,741 ac
2007 · perimeter dated November 15, 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.