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Cottonwood Creek

Big Horn, MT · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 456 acres in Big Horn before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

456

Acres Burned

61

Days Burning

Sep 10, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 334 acres in the last day
Sep 10 / 122 acresSep 11 / 456 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

6 public land units within 75 miles

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

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Monument / MT

16.1 mi

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Custer National Forest

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National Forest / MT

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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation AreaClosures in effect

Closed

Recreation Area / MT

44.7 mi

SW

Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mt

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

62.1 mi

W

Grass Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

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Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

74.4 mi

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Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

No Water Available at Ok-A-Beh Marina - Flushing Restrooms Closed

Due to a water shortage, flushable toilets are currently unavailable at the Ok-A-Beh Marina. Vault toilets are available at the upper parking lot and a floating restroom is available on the courtesy dock.

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Cottonwood Creek update: 456 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 11

Per interagency perimeter data, the Cottonwood Creek grew 334 acres to 456.

IRWIN

Cottonwood Creek mapped at 122 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 10

Interagency perimeter data shows the Cottonwood Creek at 122 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 10Now

61 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: b7eda23f-55ef-4f0c-aaa6-d5ccd81b3b0c

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