McKinley, NM · Natural
An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.
1
Acres Burned
4
Days Burning
Sep 20, 2026
Discovered
3d ago
Last Update
7 public land units within 75 miles
El Morro National MonumentClosures in effect
ClosedMonument / NM
22.6 mi
S
El Malpais National MonumentClosures in effect
ClosedMonument / NM
40.6 mi
SE
West Malpais Wilderness Area
Check firstWilderness / NM
42.3 mi
SE
El Malpais National Conservation Area
Check firstNCA / NM
45 mi
SE
Cebolla Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
52.5 mi
SE
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
61.5 mi
NE
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
66.8 mi
N
Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service
Park Closure / El Malpais National Monument
El Calderon Trail closed for construction through November 2026
The El Calderon Trail and parking area are closed from August 2025 through November 2026 for a major improvement project. NPS Road 100 will remain open for local traffic only, and the Continental Divide Trail will remain open for CDT thru-h...
Official noticePark Closure / El Morro National Monument
Trail Closure
A portion of the Headland Trail is closed due to ongoing restoration work. Access to the trail will now close at 2:30 pm daily. All hikers must be off the trails by 4:45 pm.
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Interagency perimeter data shows the BLUE at 1 acres.
IRWIN4 days since discovery
5 additional active fires
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: 7a1d62a3-8cb3-4b73-bd0f-8c0012bc8cee
Important
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