2026 Elko County, Nevada Wildfires

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7 Active Fires
14,716 Acres Burning About the size of Manhattan
17 2026 Season Fires ▲ +3 (+21%) vs same period last year
39,163 2026 Season Acres ▼ -335,453 (-90%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Elko County

Aug 25 Started 3,500 acres 2.9x the size of Lincoln Park 67% the size of JFK Airport California Creek Fire
Aug 25 Started 600 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 462 football fields Bull Run Fire
Aug 24 Started 633 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park 487 football fields Forleen Fire
Aug 24 Started 9,500 acres 1.8x the size of JFK Airport 7.9x the size of Lincoln Park Oxley Fire
Aug 24 Started 7 acres 5 football fields Hill #4 Fire
Aug 24 Started 446 acres 343 football fields 53% the size of Central Park Master Fire

Largest wildfires in Elko County this season

12,000 Acres 9.9x the size of Lincoln Park Slightly smaller than Manhattan Chimney
9,500 Acres 1.8x the size of JFK Airport 7.9x the size of Lincoln Park Oxley Fire Wells
6,282 Acres Slightly larger than JFK Airport 5.2x the size of Lincoln Park Antelope Creek Fire Carlin
3,500 Acres 2.9x the size of Lincoln Park 67% the size of JFK Airport California Creek Fire Owyhee
3,300 Acres 3.9x the size of Central Park 63% the size of JFK Airport Secret Pass Fire Wells
1,326 Acres About the size of Lincoln Park 18 Mile Fire Jackpot

All 2026 Elko County Fires · 17 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Elko County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Elko County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Elko County is listed too, at its Elko County acres, and is not added to the Elko County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Elko County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire Start date Containment Status Acres Center Ignition point
Chimney Jul 27, 2026 0% Inactive 12,000 41.4604, -116.9110 41.4323, -116.9845
Oxley Fire Aug 24, 2026 5% Active 9,500 41.2139, -114.9360 41.1440, -114.9542
Antelope Creek Fire Aug 2, 2026 75% Inactive 6,282 41.0696, -116.5014 41.1080, -116.5628
California Creek Fire Aug 25, 2026 0% Active 3,500 41.8320, -115.9410 —
Secret Pass Fire Jul 26, 2026 98% Inactive 3,300 40.8979, -115.2386 40.8155, -115.1984
18 Mile Fire Jul 13, 2026 0% Inactive 1,326 41.5447, -114.2700 41.5288, -114.1733
Jim Mtn Fire Jul 9, 2026 70% Inactive 725 41.4967, -114.1292 41.5122, -114.1452
Egberts Fire May 25, 2026 98% Inactive 654 40.9625, -115.0488 40.9655, -115.0565
Forleen Fire Aug 24, 2026 0% Active 633 41.4486, -115.0397 41.3599, -115.1059
Bull Run Fire Aug 25, 2026 — Active 600 41.6481, -116.2040 41.6339, -116.2404
Master Fire Aug 24, 2026 75% Active 446 41.1155, -115.1937 41.0857, -115.2199
Pinion Fire Jul 9, 2026 — Inactive 150 40.4584, -115.9794 40.7171, -115.7280
Pearl Canyon Fire Aug 22, 2026 — Active 30 40.3044, -115.6945 40.2386, -115.6249
North Wells Fire Jun 25, 2026 — Inactive 9 41.1587, -114.9182 41.1216, -114.9323
Hill #4 Fire Aug 24, 2026 — Active 7 40.1795, -115.7918 40.1786, -115.7924
Metro Fire Jul 19, 2026 — Inactive 1 41.2569, -115.0019 41.2548, -114.9987
Highway Fire Jun 2, 2026 — Inactive 0 40.7722, -116.1463 40.9102, -116.2813
Totals 2026 Season Fires 17 Active Fires 7 Acres Burning 14,716 2026 Season Acres 39,163

Search Fires

🔥 California Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 25 3,500 acre 0% contained
Near Owyhee · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Bull Run Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 25 600 acre
Near Owyhee · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Forleen Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 24 633 acre 0% contained
Near Wells · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Oxley Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 24 9,500 acre 5% contained
Near Wells · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Hill #4 Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 24 7 acre
Near Spring Creek · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Master Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 24 446 acre 75% contained
Near Wells · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Pearl Canyon Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 22 30 acre
Near Spring Creek · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Antelope Creek Fire 2026
Started: Aug 2 6,282 acre 75% contained
Near Carlin · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Chimney 2026
Started: Jul 27 12,000 acre 0% contained
Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Secret Pass Fire 2026
Started: Jul 26 3,300 acre 98% contained
Near Wells · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Metro Fire 2026
Started: Jul 19 1 acre
Near Wells · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 18 Mile Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 1,326 acre 0% contained
Near Jackpot · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Jim Mtn Fire 2026
Started: Jul 9 725 acre 70% contained
Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Pinion Fire 2026
Started: Jul 9 150 acre
Near Carlin · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 North Wells Fire 2026
Started: Jun 25 9 acre
Near Wells · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Highway Fire 2026
Started: Jun 2 0 acre
Near Carlin · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Egberts Fire 2026
Started: May 25 654 acre 98% contained
Near Wells · Elko County, Nevada