2025 Elko County, Nevada Wildfires

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0 Active Fires
0 Acres Burning
16 2025 Season Fires ▲ +13 (+1300%) vs same period last year
374,696 2025 Season Acres ▲ +374,578 (+985732%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Elko County

Sep 8 Started 60 acres 46 football fields Opal Springs Fire
Aug 28 Started 20 acres 15 football fields Penn Hill Fire
Aug 24 Started 3,612 acres 3.0x the size of Lincoln Park 69% the size of JFK Airport Big Butte Fire
Aug 23 Started 75 acres 58 football fields Rabbit Draw Fire
Aug 16 Started 506 acres 60% the size of Central Park 389 football fields Cow Creek Fire
Aug 16 Started 132,604 acres 3.0x the size of Washington D.C. 9.1x the size of Manhattan Cottonwood Peak

Largest wildfires in Elko County this season

132,604 Acres 3.0x the size of Washington D.C. 9.1x the size of Manhattan Cottonwood Peak Elko
124,709 Acres 24.0x the size of JFK Airport 2.9x the size of Washington D.C. Red Canyon Fire Battle Mountain
82,217 Acres 3.1x the size of Hilton Head Island Slightly smaller than the city of Denver Jakes Fire Battle Mountain
12,794 Acres Slightly smaller than Manhattan 15.2x the size of Central Park Hot Canyon Fire Wells
10,668 Acres 2.1x the size of JFK Airport 8.8x the size of Lincoln Park Adobe Mountain Fire Elko
3,829 Acres 3.2x the size of Lincoln Park Slightly smaller than JFK Airport MP 22 Fire Battle Mountain

All 2025 Elko County Fires · 16 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
Cottonwood Peak Aug 16, 2025 96% Inactive 132,604 41.5001, -116.2351 41.3899, -116.2093
Red Canyon Fire Aug 14, 2025 98% Inactive 124,709 41.2820, -116.9530 —
Jakes Fire Aug 2, 2025 100% Inactive 82,217 41.3085, -116.8800 41.2137, -116.8527
Hot Canyon Fire Jul 9, 2025 100% Inactive 12,794 41.3967, -114.2638 41.3693, -114.1821
Adobe Mountain Fire Aug 3, 2025 97% Inactive 10,668 41.4006, -115.6707 41.2351, -115.8003
MP 22 Fire Aug 2, 2025 91% Inactive 3,829 41.1867, -116.9310 41.1893, -116.8938
Big Butte Fire Aug 24, 2025 100% Inactive 3,612 41.1159, -116.6103 41.1295, -116.5746
Cornucopia Fire Jul 16, 2025 100% Inactive 3,514 41.5084, -116.2769 41.6614, -116.3334
Cow Creek Fire Aug 16, 2025 100% Inactive 506 41.8860, -114.5141 41.8774, -114.5118
Midas Town Fire Aug 2, 2025 100% Inactive 82 41.2339, -116.8003 41.1961, -116.7281
Rabbit Draw Fire Aug 23, 2025 — Inactive 75 41.7872, -115.9483 41.7867, -115.9505
Opal Springs Fire Sep 8, 2025 — Inactive 60 41.7567, -114.5396 40.7515, -114.5500
Penn Hill Fire Aug 28, 2025 100% Inactive 20 41.7579, -116.0807 41.3568, -115.9730
Spanish Ranch Fire Aug 13, 2025 — Inactive 6 41.4119, -116.1298 41.4215, -116.1167
Oat Fire Aug 1, 2025 — Inactive 0 40.7402, -115.4501 40.7403, -115.4502
Snowstorm Fire Aug 2, 2025 — Inactive — 41.3742, -116.8961 41.3848, -116.8442
Totals 2025 Season Fires 16 Active Fires 0 Acres Burning 0 2025 Season Acres 374,696

Search Fires

🔥 Opal Springs Fire 2025
Started: Sep 8 60 acre
Near Jackpot · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Penn Hill Fire 2025
Started: Aug 28 20 acre 100% contained
Near Owyhee · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Big Butte Fire 2025
Started: Aug 24 3,612 acre 100% contained
Near Battle Mountain · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Rabbit Draw Fire 2025
Started: Aug 23 75 acre
Near Owyhee · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Cow Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 16 506 acre 100% contained
Near Jackpot · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Cottonwood Peak 2025
Started: Aug 16 132,604 acre 96% contained
Near Elko · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Red Canyon Fire 2025
Started: Aug 14 124,709 acre 98% contained
Near Battle Mountain · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Spanish Ranch Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 6 acre
Near Owyhee · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Adobe Mountain Fire 2025
Started: Aug 3 10,668 acre 97% contained
Near Elko · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Midas Town Fire 2025
Started: Aug 2 82 acre 100% contained
Near Battle Mountain · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Jakes Fire 2025
Started: Aug 2 82,217 acre 100% contained
Near Battle Mountain · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 MP 22 Fire 2025
Started: Aug 2 3,829 acre 91% contained
Near Battle Mountain · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Snowstorm Fire 2025
Started: Aug 2
Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Oat Fire 2025
Started: Aug 1 0 acre
Near Spring Creek · Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Cornucopia Fire 2025
Started: Jul 16 3,514 acre 100% contained
Elko County, Nevada
🔥 Hot Canyon Fire 2025
Started: Jul 9 12,794 acre 100% contained
Near Wells · Elko County, Nevada