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Jarita Canyon

Rio Arriba, NM · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 2 acres in Rio Arriba before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

2

Acres Burned

77

Days Burning

Aug 26, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Carson National Forest

Go

National Forest / NM

5.4 mi

NE

Chama River Canyon Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

29.7 mi

W

Río Grande Del Norte National Monument

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Monument / NM

30.5 mi

NE

Cruces Basin Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

33.9 mi

N

Rìo San Antonio Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

34.3 mi

N

Baca Location No. 1 Other

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National Forest / NM

37.4 mi

SW

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

37.9 mi

E

Santa Fe National Forest

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National Forest / NM

38.5 mi

S

Wheeler Peak Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

40.3 mi

E

Cerro del Yuta Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NM

41.7 mi

NE

Latir Peak Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

42.2 mi

NE

Valles Caldera National Preserve

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NCA / NM

42.6 mi

SW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Jarita Canyon mapped at 2 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 30

Interagency perimeter data shows the Jarita Canyon at 2 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 26Now

77 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: 1ca716ab-1a44-42b2-b152-da9865a4c585

Important

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