Land cover · Elko County 2025

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Acres by cover type Acres in Elko County % of burned % of Elko County
Forest 12,284 4.5% 9.0%
Range (shrubland) 184,754 67.8% 72.3%
Grassland 73,975 27.2% 16.7%
Other 1,307 0.5% 2.1%
Measured acres in Elko County 272,318 — —
Measured fires
Fire Reported acres Acres in Elko County Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified
Cottonwood Peak 132,604 132,605 2,199 97,426 32,406 574 0
Jakes Fire 82,217 82,213 2,995 53,591 25,254 373 0
Snowstorm Fire 15,000 22,319 389 12,329 9,318 283 0
Hot Canyon Fire 12,794 12,802 6,644 6,021 87 50 0
Adobe Mountain Fire 10,668 10,669 0 10,021 648 0 0
MP 22 Fire 3,829 3,829 13 2,072 1,736 7 0
Big Butte Fire 3,612 3,613 0 1,600 2,011 2 0
Cornucopia Fire 3,514 3,515 0 1,151 2,358 6 0
Cow Creek Fire 506 506 1 378 127 0 0
Midas Town Fire 82 82 0 61 18 3 0
Rabbit Draw Fire 75 73 1 58 5 8 0
Opal Springs Fire 60 61 40 20 0 0 0
Penn Hill Fire 20 26 1 25 0 0 0
Spanish Ranch Fire 6 7 0 0 7 0 0
Fires awaiting measurement
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Fire Reported acres Whole perimeter acres Reason
Red Canyon Fire 124,709 — Awaiting a perimeter
Oat Fire 0 — Smaller than one cell
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 16 389,696
Offered to measurement 16 389,696
Complex roll-up residue — 0
Fires with cells 14 264,987
Awaiting a perimeter 1 124,709
Awaiting measurement 0 0
Measurement errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 1 0
Every cell outside Elko County 0 0
Measured acres in Elko County 14 272,318
Measured acres outside Elko County — 0
Whole perimeter acres — 272,318
Reported minus measured — -7,331
Burned in from another county 0 0

LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT with USFS RDS-2020-0044 for NV. Land cover tabulated through 2026-09-01. 30 m cells.