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Lava Lake

Gallatin, MT · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active.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

0%Inactive

0

Acres Burned

62

Days Burning

Sep 9, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

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Public Lands Nearby

11 public land units within 75 miles

Lee Metcalf Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

17.1 mi

SW

Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / MT

19.9 mi

NW

Gallatin National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

26.6 mi

E

Cabin Creek Wildlife And Recreation Management Area

Go

NCA / MT

30.7 mi

S

Executive Order No. 3053 Federal Game Refuge Withdrawal

Go

NCA / MT

34.1 mi

SE

Middle Fork Canyon National Natural Landmark

Go

Monument / MT

52.8 mi

N

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

56.4 mi

E

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MT

56.6 mi

SW

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / MT

57.1 mi

SW

Yellowstone National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / WY

65.7 mi

SE

Beaverhead National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

73.2 mi

W

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Yellowstone National Park

Most Park Roads Closed to All Vehicles

Most roads are closed to prepare for commercially-guided snowcoach and snowmobile travel during the winter season, which will begin December 15 (weather depending). The road between the North and Northeast entrances is the only road open ye...

Official notice

Park Closure / Yellowstone National Park

Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion

The parking lot, boardwalk, and Firehole River at Biscuit Basin, located north of Old Faithful, is closed to all travel until further notice due to the possibility of another event at the site of a hydrothermal explosion that occurred July ...

Official notice

Timeline

Sep 9Now

62 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: 48ede7f0-9054-4ba6-85f0-fb782805518e

Important

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