Bobcat Lakes Active 2026

Started: Aug 1 10,896 acre 72% contained Wildfire
Near Anaconda · Beaverhead County, Montana
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Bobcat Lakes is the 4th-largest active wildfire in Montana, burning 32 miles south of Anaconda.

Latest update

The Bobcat Lakes Fire was discovered burning in thick dead and down timber approximately 12 miles east of Wisdom.  A full suppression strategy is being utilized with direct and indirect tactics strategies to minimize impacts to values at risk and firefighter exposure. 

Firefighters remain engaged in places where the fire perimeter isn’t yet contained. Suppression repair continues along contingency lines in already-contained areas. To protect firefighter and public safety, closures persist while suppression and suppression repair operations are ongoing.

The Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway remains closed. 

Area closures surrounding the Bobcat Lakes and Sand Creek Fires remain in effect to safeguard public welfare, provide access for emergency personnel and equipment, and facilitate safe fire suppression and repair operations. See Closures or more details. 

46 Days Active
4th By Size 4th-largest active wildfire in Montana
32 mi S From Anaconda to the fire perimeter
10,896 Acres 9.0x the size of Lincoln Park 2.1x the size of JFK Airport
0 Recent Acre Growth 0 acres/day avg over last 7 days
72%
Contained +0% since previous report
2 Personnel $15.8M spent $1.45K/acre

Bobcat Lakes Live Perimeter Growth

Bobcat Lakes Fire Growth History
Bobcat Lakes Containment History

Fires near Bobcat Lakes

🔥 Sand Creek Active 2026
Started: Aug 1 35,520 acre 58% contained
Near Salmon, Idaho · Beaverhead County, Montana
🔥 Skull Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 27 67 acre 0% contained
Near Anaconda · Beaverhead County, Montana
🔥 Cooper Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 25 176 acre 0% contained
Near Darby, Montana · Idaho County, Idaho
🔥 Nature Grove Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 23 1,422 acre 0% contained
Near Corvallis · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Scimitar Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 22 334 acre 0% contained
Near Darby, Montana · Idaho County, Idaho
🔥 Camp Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 21 9,725 acre 0% contained
Near Seeley Lake · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 Black Bear Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 2 2,126 acre 30% contained
Near Corvallis · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Silvertip Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 30 7,272 acre 15% contained
Near Heart Butte · Flathead County, Montana
🔥 Moose Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 26 6,005 acre 15% contained
Near Philipsburg · Granite County, Montana
🔥 North Fork Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 26 118 acre 70% contained
Near Hamilton · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Roe 2 Fire 2026
Started: Aug 27 978 acre 100% contained
Near Dillon · Beaverhead County, Montana
🔥 Cherry Fire 2026
Started: Aug 27 291 acre
Near Salmon · Lemhi County, Idaho
🔥 Falls Point Fire 2026
Started: Aug 24 46 acre 0% contained
Near Darby · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Lamoose Fire 2026
Started: Aug 14 0 acre
Near Arlee · Lake County, Montana
🔥 Butterfly Fire 2026
Started: Aug 1 67 acre 97% contained
Near Corvallis · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Queen Gulch Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 8 acre
Near Clancy · Jefferson County, Montana
🔥 Elder 1 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 24 1,235 acre 100% contained
Near Frenchtown · Missoula County, Montana
🔥 Gray Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 2 acre
Near Boulder · Jefferson County, Montana
🔥 Deer Hollow Fire 2026
Started: Jul 3 402 acre 100% contained
Near Darby · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Carlson Fire 2026
Started: May 26 0 acre
Near Walkerville · Jefferson County, Montana
🔥 Jericho Creek 2026
Started: May 18 2,068 acre 82% contained
Near Helena West Side · Powell County, Montana
🔥 Ross Fork Fire 2026
Started: Apr 7 2 acre
Near Philipsburg · Granite County, Montana
🔥 Panama Fire 2026
Started: Mar 18 598 acre 75% contained
Near Whitehall · Jefferson County, Montana
🔥 Lg51 6035 Fire 2026
Started: Mar 9 0 acre
Near Whitehall · Jefferson County, Montana
🔥 West Fork Piles -South Half Rx Fire 2025
Started: Oct 24 76 acre
Near Darby · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Cutaway Fire 2025
Started: Sep 6 81 acre 20% contained
Near Philipsburg · Granite County, Montana
🔥 Timber Butte Fire 2025
Started: Sep 3 2,245 acre 100% contained
Near Dillon · Beaverhead County, Montana
🔥 Elk Ridge Fire 2025
Started: Aug 26 25 acre
Near Darby, Montana · Idaho County, Idaho
🔥 Barefoot Fire 2025
Started: Aug 26 9 acre 100% contained
Near Darby, Montana · Idaho County, Idaho
🔥 Squeezer Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 22 165 acre 100% contained
Near Pablo · Lake County, Montana
🔥 Corral Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 21 356 acre 92% contained
Near Missoula · Missoula County, Montana
🔥 Devil Mountain Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20 1,932 acre 2% contained
Near Lincoln · Powell County, Montana
🔥 Sandbar 2 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20 243 acre 100% contained
Near Helena · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 Bata Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20 1 acre
Near Seeley Lake · Missoula County, Montana
🔥 Parachute Lake Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20 75 acre 100% contained
Near Pinesdale, Montana · Idaho County, Idaho
🔥 Sawmill Fire 2025
Started: Aug 19 14 acre
Near Cascade · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 McAllister Fire 2025
Started: Aug 18 3,560 acre 95% contained
Near Belgrade · Madison County, Montana
🔥 Deer Park Fire 2025
Started: Aug 16 1 acre
Near Helena Valley Northeast · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 Good Friday Fire 2025
Started: Aug 15 616 acre 100% contained
Near Pinesdale, Montana · Idaho County, Idaho
🔥 Windy Rock Fire 2025
Started: Aug 15 6,175 acre 100% contained
Near Anaconda · Powell County, Montana
🔥 Cloudrest 2025
Started: Aug 15 3,174 acre 100% contained
Near Butte · Madison County, Montana
🔥 Bivens Creek 2025
Started: Aug 15 2,126 acre 100% contained
Near Dillon · Madison County, Montana
🔥 Gill Gulch Fire 2025
Started: Aug 7 34 acre 75% contained
Near Helena · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 Bronco Fire 2025
Started: Aug 3 18,041 acre 100% contained
Near Lincoln · Powell County, Montana
🔥 Wapiti Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 2 730 acre 100% contained
Near Darby, Montana · Idaho County, Idaho
🔥 Lick Fire 2025
Started: Aug 1 1 acre 21% contained
Near Darby · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Saddle Mountain Fire 2025
Started: Jul 28 0 acre
Near Montana City · Jefferson County, Montana
🔥 Sucker Creek Fire 2025
Started: Jul 28 55 acre 100% contained
Near Deer Lodge · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 Dominic Point Fire 2025
Started: Jul 28 31 acre 100% contained
Near Hamilton · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Observation Point Fire 2025
Started: Jul 24 105 acre 100% contained
Near Hamilton · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Mc Clain Fire 2025
Started: Jul 24 18 acre
Near Carlton · Missoula County, Montana
🔥 Deer Fire 2025
Started: Jul 19 75 acre 100% contained
Near Hamilton · Missoula County, Montana
🔥 Green Mountain Fire & Garnet Fire 2025
Started: Jul 10 70 acre 100% contained
Near Bonner-West Riverside · Powell County, Montana
🔥 Garnet Fire 2025
Started: Jul 9 70 acre 100% contained
Near Seeley Lake · Powell County, Montana
🔥 Jericho Mountain Fire 2025
Started: Jun 15 482 acre 100% contained
Near Butte · Powell County, Montana
🔥 Hilger Valley Fire 2025
Started: Jun 10 295 acre 100% contained
Near Helena Valley Northwest · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 Midway Fire 2025
Started: Jun 6 12 acre
Near Saint Ignatius · Lake County, Montana
🔥 Big Creek Fire 2025
Started: May 8 75 acre
Near Stevensville · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Sawlog 2025
Started: May 3 2,030 acre 100% contained
Near Anaconda · Beaverhead County, Montana
🔥 Nevada Lake Fire 2024
Started: Oct 15 190 acre 100% contained
Near Lincoln · Powell County, Montana
🔥 Garden Fire 2024
Started: Sep 27 13,036 acre 100% contained
Near Salmon · Lemhi County, Idaho
🔥 Sheep Creek 2024
Started: Sep 26 778 acre
Near Boulder · Jefferson County, Montana
🔥 Long Tom Fire 2024
Started: Sep 9 57 acre 70% contained
Silver Bow County, Montana
🔥 Pedro Mine 2024
Started: Sep 7 150 acre
Near Virginia City · Madison County, Montana
🔥 McDermott 2024
Started: Sep 5 427 acre
Near Philipsburg · Granite County, Montana
🔥 Marsh Creek 2024
Started: Aug 28 151 acre 0% contained
Near Lincoln · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 Railroad-Daly Fire 2024
Started: Aug 26 13,076 acre
Near Hamilton · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 McElwain Fire 2024
Started: Aug 24 116 acre 75% contained
Near Lincoln · Powell County, Montana
🔥 Big Hollow Fire 2024
Started: Aug 24 3,449 acre 100% contained
Near Salmon, Idaho · Beaverhead County, Montana
🔥 Sharrott Creek Fire 2024
Started: Aug 24 3,204 acre
Near Stevensville · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Surprise Fire 2024
Started: Aug 23 792 acre
Near Hamilton, Montana · Idaho County, Idaho
🔥 Ratio Mountain 2024
Started: Aug 23 2,466 acre
Near Whitehall · Jefferson County, Montana
🔥 Pentagon Fire 2024
Started: Aug 6 62 acre 0% contained
Near Bigfork · Flathead County, Montana
🔥 Johnson Fire 2024
Started: Aug 4 8,438 acre
Near Hamilton · Ravalli County, Montana
🔥 Black Mountain 2024
Started: Jul 30 182 acre 100% contained
Near Lincoln · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 Grouse 2024
Started: Jul 28 6,228 acre
Beaverhead County, Montana
🔥 Thunder Fire 2024
Started: Jul 26 2,474 acre 100% contained
Near Salmon · Lemhi County, Idaho
🔥 Butler Creek Fire 2024
Started: Jul 22 284 acre 100% contained
Near Missoula · Missoula County, Montana
🔥 Blacktail Canyon 2024
Started: Jul 20 80 acre 95% contained
Near Butte · Silver Bow County, Montana
🔥 Miller Peak Fire 2024
Started: Jul 15 2,724 acre 100% contained
Near Clinton · Missoula County, Montana
🔥 Horse Gulch Fire 2024
Started: Jul 10 15,167 acre 100% contained
Near Helena Valley Southeast · Lewis and Clark County, Montana
🔥 Sunrise Fire 2022
Started: Sep 12 174 acre 100% contained
Near Big Sky · Madison County, Montana
🔥 Trail Ridge Fire 2022
Started: Aug 30 18,138 acre 80% contained
Near Hamilton · Ravalli County, Montana

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