L Bar Ranch
McKinley, NM · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 145 acres in McKinley before dropping off the national incident feed.
145
Acres Burned
102
Days Burning
Jul 31, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 100%Public Lands Nearby
12 public land units within 75 miles
Ojito Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
26 mi
E
Petroglyph National Monument
GoMonument / NM
42 mi
SE
Cuba-Rio Puerco Land Utilization Project
GoNational Forest / NM
46.1 mi
NE
Jemez National Recreation Area
GoRecreation Area / NM
46.7 mi
NE
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / NM
51.5 mi
SE
El Malpais National MonumentClosures in effect
ClosedMonument / NM
53.2 mi
SW
San Pedro Parks Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
54 mi
NE
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
GoMonument / NM
55.3 mi
E
Sandia Mountain Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
56.1 mi
E
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
57.4 mi
NW
El Malpais National Conservation Area
GoNCA / NM
57.4 mi
SW
Valles Caldera National Preserve
GoNCA / NM
57.5 mi
NE
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 noticeSituation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
L BAR RANCH update: 148 acres, 85% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the L BAR RANCH containment moved from 80% to 85%.
IRWINL BAR RANCH mapped at 148 acres, 80% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the L BAR RANCH at 148 acres, 80% contained.
IRWINL BAR RANCH mapped at 145 acres, 50% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the L BAR RANCH at 145 acres, 50% contained.
IRWINL BAR RANCH mapped at 145 acres, 30% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the L BAR RANCH at 145 acres, 30% contained.
IRWINL BAR RANCH mapped at 145 acres, 20% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the L BAR RANCH at 145 acres, 20% contained.
IRWINL BAR RANCH mapped at 145 acres, 5% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the L BAR RANCH at 145 acres, 5% contained.
IRWINL BAR RANCH mapped at 170 acres, 5% contained
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the L BAR RANCH at 170 acres, 5% contained.
IRWINL BAR RANCH mapped at 240 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the L BAR RANCH at 240 acres.
IRWINL BAR RANCH mapped at 100 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the L BAR RANCH at 100 acres.
IRWINL BAR RANCH mapped at 50 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the L BAR RANCH at 50 acres.
IRWINTimeline
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: 86610619-6664-42f8-8e99-bca992ef7137
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