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MT fire history

2,386 MT wildfires on record

3,794,684 acres burned across 5 decades. Top 200 perimeters listed below by acres.

Perimeters
2,386
all years
Acres burned
3,794,684
cumulative
Decades
5
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
271,421
Lodgepole Complex
01 Decade by decade

MT wildfire history, by decade

DecadeFiresAcres
2020s 59 688,264
2010s 84 1,499,704
2000s 39 971,836
1990s 8 60,587
1980s 10 238,241
02 The fires

Top 200 largest MT fires

Sorted by acres burned. Click any name for the perimeter shape.

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Lodgepole Complex 2017 BLM 271,421
2 Derby 2006 USFS 207,238
3 Rice Ridge 2017 USFS 160,002
4 Pine Ridge Complex 2006 BLM 114,655
5 Dunn Mountain 2008 BLM 102,325
6 SartinDraw 2017 USFS 99,714
7 TaylorCreek 2012 USFS 62,148
8 Trail Creek 2021 USFS 62,012
9 Stag 2000 USFS 61,728
10 StormCreek 1988 USFS 58,722
11 Woods Creek 2021 USFS 55,449
12 Lolo Peak 2017 USFS 53,801
13 Wedge Canyon 2003 NPS 53,321
14 Brewer 1988 USFS 52,561
15 Mussigbrod 2000 BLM 44,061
16 Delphia 2012 BLM 40,085
17 Thorne Creek 2021 USFS 38,689
18 Alder Creek 2021 USFS 36,966
19 Red Bench 1988 NPS 36,017
20 Wyman 2 2007 BLM 35,520
21 Snider 2020 C&L 34,527
22 Little Hogback 2017 USFS 34,508
23 StormCreek 1988 USFS 33,902
24 Red Eagle 2006 NPS 32,631
25 Robertson Draw 2021 USFS 29,885
26 Alice Creek 2017 BLM 29,271
27 Witten 2017 BIA 28,950
28 Alice Creek 2017 USFS 28,877
29 Liberty 2017 USFS 28,686
30 Copper King 2016 USFS 28,530
31 Sunrise 2017 USFS 26,259
32 WickedCreek 2007 USFS 26,129
33 Mussigbrod 2000 BLM 25,250
34 Sheep Gap 2017 USFS 24,794
35 Caribou 2017 USFS 24,764
36 HAYSTACK 2021 USFS 24,323
37 Monture Complex 2000 USFS 23,754
38 Scalp 2017 USFS 22,142
39 East Fork 2017 BIA 22,004
40 American Fork 2021 USFS 21,892
41 White Owl 2006 BLM 21,365
42 Elmo 2022 BIA 21,349
43 Niarada 2023 BIA 20,373
44 WestFork 2017 USFS 20,083
45 Upper Ninemile 2000 USFS 19,879
46 Devils Creek 2021 FWS 18,708
47 Trail Ridge 2022 USFS 18,021
48 Strawberry 2017 USFS 18,019
49 Park 2017 USFS 17,982
50 Schiller 1988 USFS 17,197
51 Thompson 2015 NPS 17,157
52 Pine Grove 2021 BIA 16,020
53 Deep Creek 2017 USFS 15,884
54 Rice 2020 C&L 15,713
55 Clarks Canyon 2006 BLM 15,347
56 Pattengail Creek 2007 BLM 15,311
57 Wolf Gun 2003 NPS 15,247
58 DryFork 1988 USFS 15,227
59 Horse Gulch 2024 USFS 15,167
60 ShepardMtn 1996 USFS 14,890
61 Greenhouse 2021 BIA 14,753
62 Howe Ridge 2018 NPS 14,494
63 Indian Canyon 2016 BLM 14,318
64 Middle Ridge 2023 BIA 14,154
65 MoosePeak 2017 USFS 13,909
66 Coyote 2000 BLM 13,791
67 West Fork Fish Creek 2015 USFS 13,351
68 Signal Rock 2005 BLM 13,342
69 GibralterRidge 2017 USFS 12,940
70 South Yaak 2021 USFS 12,381
71 Bear Creek 2020 USFS 11,900
72 Daly 2024 USFS 11,419
73 Ridgetop 2019 BLM 11,128
74 Crucifixion 2017 USFS 11,010
75 Emigrant 2013 USFS 10,854
76 Lost 2007 USFS 10,733
77 BeaverCreek 2000 USFS 10,683
78 Reef 2017 USFS 10,660
79 July Fire 2017 BLM 10,542
80 MooseRidge 2015 USFS 10,528
81 Millie 2012 USFS 10,524
82 Dugan 2012 USFS 10,474
83 Winslow 2003 BLM 9,550
84 Indian Ridge 2022 USFS 9,492
85 WELLS 2012 FWS 9,465
86 Tobin 2000 USFS 9,265
87 Goldstone 2018 USFS 9,254
88 UpperBeaver 2000 USFS 9,018
89 White Draw 2012 BLM 8,996
90 White Draw 2012 BLM 8,996
91 Napoleon1 2015 USFS 8,957
92 Kootenai Complex 1998 NPS 8,756
93 Balsinger 2021 USFS 8,590
94 Johnson 2024 USFS 8,337
95 Goat Creek 2017 USFS 8,289
96 NorthForkBigCreek 1994 USFS 8,284
97 Bridger Foothills 2020 USFS 8,230
98 Combinatio 1988 BLM 8,181
99 Sweetwater 1988 BLM 7,834
100 Black Horse Creek 2006 BLM 7,830
101 Keystone 1991 USFS 7,818
102 Crying 2017 FWS 7,818
103 Crying Fire 2017 BLM 7,818
104 Marston 2015 USFS 7,552
105 Goose 2021 USFS 7,527
106 Goose 2021 USFS 7,524
107 Big Knife 2023 BIA 7,276
108 Starvation Creek 1994 NPS 7,198
109 Colt 2023 USFS 7,154
110 Sarpy Rd 2006 BLM 7,146
111 Blank 1992 USFS 7,036
112 Biggs 2001 USFS 7,019
113 Buffalo Pasture 2018 BIA 6,992
114 Bowles Creek 2023 USFS 6,988
115 Mill 2011 USFS 6,951
116 Garceau 2022 BIA 6,724
117 PassageFalls 2006 USFS 6,628
118 Monument 2018 USFS 6,619
119 Davis 2018 USFS 6,619
120 GoldHill 2018 USFS 6,605
121 Lower Black Coulee Fire 2017 BLM 6,500
122 Eureka 2013 BLM 6,466
123 Bear Lake 2015 BLM 6,445
124 Grouse 2024 USFS 6,273
125 HoleInTheWall 2011 USFS 6,203
126 MTCMR-FY19-RX-Crooked Creek Unit K 2019 FWS 6,041
127 Microwave 2017 BIA 6,040
128 Sage 2019 FWS 5,986
129 Harrison 2003 NPS 5,913
130 RedWaffle 2002 USFS 5,860
131 CubCreek 2017 USFS 5,839
132 Alex Camp Road 2015 BLM 5,760
133 Coal Bank 2021 BLM 5,735
134 Bales 2015 BLM 5,724
135 Bales 2015 BLM 5,723
136 Klatawa 2015 USFS 5,538
137 Lame Deer 2021 BIA 5,427
138 Willey 2003 USFS 5,405
139 Blacktail 2017 USFS 5,355
140 Yogo 2020 USFS 5,313
141 East Fork 2023 USFS 5,259
142 Bacon Rind 2018 USFS 5,237
143 LydiaMtn. 2000 USFS 5,214
144 Kelly 2006 BLM 5,148
145 Cayuse Mountain 2022 USFS 5,077
146 Weasel 2022 USFS 5,044
147 North Hill 2019 BLM 5,009
148 old fire Unknown 1988 BLM 4,989
149 Deep Creek Canyon 2021 USFS 4,643
150 EagleCreek 2017 USFS 4,547
151 Sullivan 2023 USFS 4,380
152 Drumming 2020 USFS 4,364
153 State Creek 2020 USFS 4,350
154 Stewart 2011 BLM 4,294
155 Poll Haven 2003 NPS 4,225
156 BerrayMountain 2015 USFS 4,173
157 Crooked Creek 2021 BLM 4,141
158 Wigwam 2018 USFS 4,105
159 Burnt Peak 2021 USFS 4,099
160 Bringoff 2015 USFS 4,094
161 Adair Peak 2017 NPS 4,074
162 LeeCreek 2017 USFS 4,007
163 Center 2003 NPS 3,998
164 Arbo 1991 USFS 3,919
165 Meridian 2024 USFS 3,900
166 Cottonwood 2021 BIA 3,873
167 Weasel 2017 USFS 3,856
168 Magruder Ridge 2024 USFS 3,778
169 Spread Ridge 2000 USFS 3,727
170 Bruce 2023 USFS 3,710
171 MadisonArm 2007 USFS 3,653
172 Ridge 2023 USFS 3,652
173 SheepMountain 2015 USFS 3,629
174 Roaring Lion 2016 BLM 3,628
175 Flex 1988 USFS 3,610
176 Routier 2000 BLM 3,610
177 Monahan 2017 USFS 3,609
178 Lutz 2011 BLM 3,605
179 Dry Cabin 2021 USFS 3,583
180 Little Bradshaw 2004 BLM 3,568
181 Elkhorn Ridge 2024 USFS 3,375
182 Hill 2020 BLM 3,266
183 Sharrott Creek 2024 USFS 3,253
184 Pryor Creek Rd 2023 BIA 3,239
185 Slough 2015 BLM 3,204
186 Moose Meadow 2013 BLM 3,185
187 Wolverine 2017 BIA 3,090
188 Blister 2022 BIA 3,056
189 McClusky 2019 USFS 2,934
190 Boundary 2018 NPS 2,910
191 Hay Creek 2021 USFS 2,894
192 Government 2022 USFS 2,854
193 Eagle Rock Road 2020 C&L 2,771
194 Rathbone 2003 USFS 2,749
195 Conrow 2017 BLM 2,743
196 Conrow(Grouse) 2017 USFS 2,729
197 Miller Peak 2024 USFS 2,724
198 Cinnabar 2020 USFS 2,688
199 IronMountain 1990 USFS 2,685
200 Sawtooth 2015 USFS 2,680