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Escondido

Catron, NM · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 0 acres in Catron before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

0

Acres Burned

102

Days Burning

Jul 31, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 8 / 0 acresAug 11 / 0 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Escudilla Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / AZ

41.2 mi

SW

West Malpais Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NM

46.6 mi

NE

Cebolla Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NM

48.6 mi

NE

El Malpais National Conservation Area

Go

NCA / NM

49.4 mi

NE

Blue Range Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

53.4 mi

SW

El Malpais National MonumentClosures in effect

Closed

Monument / NM

54.1 mi

NE

El Morro National MonumentClosures in effect

Closed

Monument / NM

58.6 mi

N

Withington Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / NM

61.4 mi

E

Apache National Forest

Go

National Forest / AZ

61.8 mi

SW

Blue Range Primitive Area (National)

Go

NCA / AZ

62.3 mi

SW

Gila National Forest

Go

National Forest / NM

63.5 mi

S

Cibola National Forest

Go

National Forest / NM

63.6 mi

E

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / El Malpais National Monument

All lava tube caves closed November 1 through April 30

All park lava tube caves are closed for the winter from November 1 through April 30 to protect hibernating bats.

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 notice

Park Closure / El Morro National Monument

Trail Closure for Restoration

The south 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.

Timeline

Jul 31Now

102 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: eba4be77-87b4-4a07-9bec-5dc28e796612

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