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The 2022 Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire was the largest and most destructive wildfire in the history of New Mexico.The fire burned 341,471 acres (138,188 hectares) between early April and late June in the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in San Miguel, Mora, and Taos counties.
Fire caused by lightning on Lincoln National Forest. [2] [3] Indios Rio Arriba: 11,477: May 19: August 2: Fire caused by lightning on Santa Fe National Forest and managed for ecological benefit. [4] [5] Antone Catron: 12,455: June 7: July 30: Fire caused by lightning on Gila National Forest and managed for ecological benefit. [6] [7] Encerrita ...
The South Fork Fire was a wildfire in New Mexico that burned 17,569 acres (7,110 ha) before being declared 99% contained as of July 15, 2024. [4] The fire began on June 17 near the town of Ruidoso and grew very rapidly, surpassing 15,000 acres burned by the following day and destroying at least 1400 houses and structures. Investigators have ...
In the Gila National Forest, the Antone Fire continues to burn, ... Active fires in New Mexico. Penn Scott Fire: Unknown. South Fork Fire: 20 acres. Antone Fire : 12,396 acres.
New Mexico has grappled in recent years with a devastating series of wildfires, including a 2022 blaze caused by a pair of prescribed fires set by the U.S. Forest Service that merged during ...
The South Fork Fire broke out Monday morning on the Mescalero Apache Reservation, and what had been a blaze of around 360 acres was 15,276 acres by Tuesday evening, the New Mexico Forestry ...
The McBride Fire was a destructive wildfire that burned in the Lincoln National Forest near the community of Ruidoso in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in the United States as part of the 2022 New Mexico wildfire season. The fire was named after McBride Road, near where it ignited on April 12, 2022.
Smoke from the Las Conchas fire in 2011. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of New Mexico. New Mexico has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions that often produce moderate to severe wildfires.