Gold Mountain Fire
Active
Ouray County, Colorado · Discovered June 27, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 2 days ago · Perimeter mapped 2 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
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 N, with gusts to 5 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 17). 6 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Is there a fire near me?
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
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)
21 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 92%
26 days ago · August 31, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 39,646 acres
46 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.