Tajique Canyon Fire
Active
Torrance County, New Mexico · Discovered June 25, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 7 hours ago
Tajique Canyon Fire
The Tajique Canyon Fire fire has burned 2.0 acres in Torrance County, New Mexico. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 49).
Latest official update
August 27, 2026On August 21, 2026 at 1350 the Whiskey Fire smoke was reported by Capilla Peak Lookout.The cause was determined to be lightning strike burning within mixed conifer within steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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