Mogote Ridge Fire
Active
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico · Discovered August 26, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 2 days ago · Perimeter mapped 2 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Mogote Ridge Fire
The Mogote Ridge Fire fire has burned 152 acres in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 39). 2 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
August 26, 2026[Update, 4:30 p.m., September 11: A 40-acre spot that began on Thursday evening has increased the fire's acreage and reduced containment. Aircraft and ground resources are working the fire to regain containment on the new uncontained perimeter.]The Mogote Ridge Fire is burning around Mogote Peak and between the villages of Canjilon and El Rito in Rio Arriba County, N.M.Fire behavior is consistent for the mixed conifer for aspen vegetation community, smoldering on the forest floor with occasional single tree or group torching.For public safety in the immediate area, the Continental Divide…
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 100%
12 days ago · September 28, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
12 days ago · September 28, 2026Containment rose to 90%
25 days ago · September 16, 2026Containment dropped to 74% (from 100%)
29 days ago · September 12, 2026New perimeter mapped at 116 acres (national perimeter feed)
29 days ago · September 11, 2026Containment rose to 100%
31 days ago · September 9, 2026Containment rose to 90%
35 days ago · September 5, 2026Containment rose to 70%
38 days ago · September 2, 2026Containment rose to 60%
40 days ago · August 31, 2026Containment rose to 40%
41 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 10%
42 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 90%)
44 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 45 acres in 22 hours to 95 acres
44 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 49 acres in 5 hours to 50 acres
45 days ago · August 27, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Mogote Ridge Fire
45 days ago · August 26, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 1 acres
45 days ago · August 26, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/28/2026, 11:02:48 PM | 152 acres | 100% |
| 9/16/2026, 1:16:18 AM | 152 acres | 90% |
| 9/12/2026, 1:22:25 AM | 152 acres | 74% |
| 9/11/2026, 8:27:25 PM | 152 acres | 100% |
| 9/9/2026, 6:16:29 PM | 112 acres | 100% |
| 9/5/2026, 9:37:46 PM | 112 acres | 90% |
| 9/2/2026, 9:35:46 PM | 112 acres | 70% |
| 8/31/2026, 10:36:20 PM | 112 acres | 60% |
| 8/30/2026, 10:38:45 PM | 112 acres | 40% |
| 8/29/2026, 10:59:37 PM | 112 acres | 10% |
| 8/29/2026, 6:42:48 PM | 112 acres | 0% |
| 8/28/2026, 1:28:17 AM | 95 acres | 0% |
| 8/27/2026, 11:18:55 PM | 95 acres | - |
| 8/27/2026, 1:48:39 AM | 50 acres | - |
| 8/26/2026, 8:54:49 PM | 1.0 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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