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Cottonwood Canyon

Jefferson, MT · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 3 acres in Jefferson before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

3

Acres Burned

100

Days Burning

Aug 2, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 2 / 0 acresAug 11 / 3 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

10 public land units within 75 miles

Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / MT

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Middle Fork Canyon National Natural Landmark

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Monument / MT

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E

Deerlodge National Forest

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National Forest / MT

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Lee Metcalf Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

57.1 mi

SE

Helena National Forest

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National Forest / MT

58 mi

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Beaverhead National Forest

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National Forest / MT

58.4 mi

SW

Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

68.1 mi

N

Gallatin National Forest

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National Forest / MT

70.7 mi

SE

Cabin Creek Wildlife And Recreation Management Area

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NCA / MT

73.6 mi

SE

Anaconda Pintler Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

74.9 mi

W

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Cottonwood Canyon mapped at 3 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 2

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood Canyon at 3 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 2Now

100 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: e9cad9d7-52d8-4816-b616-009eb51a5ad8

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