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Bear Butte

Meade, SD · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 457 acres in Meade before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

457

Acres Burned

92

Days Burning

Aug 10, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 10 / 457 acresAug 14 / 457 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

10 public land units within 75 miles

Black Hills National Forest

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National Forest / SD

35.7 mi

SW

Black Elk Wilderness

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Wilderness / SD

40.1 mi

S

Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge

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NCA / SD

43.1 mi

S

Jewel Cave National Monument

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Monument / SD

52.6 mi

S

Jewel Cave National Monument

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Monument / SD

53.1 mi

SW

Wind Cave National Park

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National Park / SD

59.1 mi

S

Devils Tower National MonumentClosures in effect

Closed

Monument / WY

64.3 mi

W

Buffalo Gap National Grassland

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National Grassland / SD

68.2 mi

SE

Badlands Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / SD

69.4 mi

SE

Badlands National Park

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National Park / SD

71.4 mi

SE

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Danger / Devils Tower National Monument

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Charcoal fires within enclosed grills are permitted. The use of portable stoves, lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, pressurized liquid fuel or fully enclosed (sheepherder type) stove in a cleared radius of 15ft of burnable materials are...

Park Closure / Devils Tower National Monument

Campground Closed for the Season

As of October 15, 2026 the campground is closed. The campground will reopen mid May of 2027.

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Bear Butte update: 457 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear Butte containment moved from 90% to 100%.

IRWIN

Bear Butte update: 457 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 11

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bear Butte containment moved from 50% to 90%.

IRWIN

Bear Butte mapped at 457 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 10

Interagency perimeter data shows the Bear Butte at 457 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 10Now

92 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: fcf0ae8c-59fd-4737-aab6-b2d390367f8b

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