Wildfires near Paonia, Colorado, United States

3 Active Fires 40,352 acres
6 2026 Season Fires ▲ +39 (+300%) vs same period last year
40,762 2026 Season Acres ▲ +928,743 (+1587%) vs same period last year

Newest Paonia wildfires

Jul 21 Started 1 acres 1 football fields Cottonwood Pass Fire
Jul 9 Started 2,307 acres 1.9x the size of Lincoln Park Elk Fire
Jun 27 Started 38,044 acres Slightly smaller than Washington D.C. 45.1x the size of Central Park Gold Mountain Fire
Jun 23 Started 316 acres 243 football fields Dry Creek Fire
Jun 18 Started 35 acres 27 football fields Lawhead Fire
Mar 27 Started 59 acres 45 football fields Brush Creek Fire

Largest Paonia wildfires this season

38,044 Acres Slightly smaller than Washington D.C. 45.1x the size of Central Park Gold Mountain Fire Ouray
2,307 Acres 1.9x the size of Lincoln Park Elk Fire Lake City
316 Acres 243 football fields Dry Creek Fire Rifle
59 Acres 45 football fields Brush Creek Fire Collbran
35 Acres 27 football fields Lawhead Fire Cedaredge
1 Acres 1 football fields Cottonwood Pass Fire Dotsero

Search Fires

🔥 Gold Mountain Fire Active 2026
Started: Jun 27 38,044 acre 24% contained
Ouray, Colorado, United States
🔥 Cottonwood Pass Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 21 1 acre
Dotsero, Colorado, United States
🔥 Elk Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 9 2,307 acre 0% contained
Lake City, Colorado, United States
🔥 Dry Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jun 23 316 acre 100% contained
Rifle, Colorado, United States
🔥 Lawhead Fire 2026
Started: Jun 18 35 acre
Cedaredge, Colorado, United States
🔥 Brush Creek Fire 2026
Started: Mar 27 59 acre
Collbran, Colorado, United States


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