Gold Mountain Fire
Active
Ouray County, Colorado · Discovered June 27, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 31 hours ago
Gold Mountain Fire
The Gold Mountain Fire fire has burned 39,747 acres in Ouray County, Colorado. Crews have reached 92% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 3 mph toward the SE, with gusts to 3 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 25). 6 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Gold Mountain Fire size over time
10 official size readingsHolding at 40K acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
New perimeter mapped at 39,747 acres (national perimeter feed)
67 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 92%
72 days ago · August 31, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 39,646 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/4/2026, 10:38:59 PM | 39,747 acres | 92% |
| 8/31/2026, 12:16:42 AM | 39,744 acres | 92% |
| 8/29/2026, 11:30:51 PM | 39,744 acres | 87% |
| 8/27/2026, 10:59:57 PM | 39,734 acres | 87% |
| 8/26/2026, 11:31:08 PM | 39,721 acres | 87% |
| 8/22/2026, 12:06:50 AM | 39,718 acres | 87% |
| 8/20/2026, 12:11:36 AM | 39,710 acres | 87% |
| 8/16/2026, 12:11:32 AM | 39,691 acres | 87% |
| 8/13/2026, 12:12:03 AM | 39,674 acres | 87% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 39,646 acres | 87% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.