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Black Ridge 3

La Plata, CO · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1 acres in La Plata before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1

Acres Burned

78

Days Burning

Aug 24, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Aztec Ruins National Monument

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Monument / NM

15.9 mi

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Mesa Verde Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CO

31.7 mi

NW

Hermosa Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

31.9 mi

N

Mesa Verde National Park

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National Park / CO

32.5 mi

NW

San Juan National Forest

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National Forest / CO

34.1 mi

NE

Chimney Rock National Monument

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Monument / CO

34.5 mi

E

Molas Pass Recreation Area National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / CO

49.7 mi

N

Weminuche Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

50.7 mi

NE

Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

53.5 mi

S

Lizard Head Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

54.5 mi

N

Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument

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Monument / CO

60.6 mi

NW

Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

61.9 mi

S

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Black Ridge 3 mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Interagency perimeter data shows the Black Ridge 3 at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 24Now

78 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: 34e9516e-5189-46ef-9f0b-fd4779148e85

Important

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