Maverick
La Plata, CO · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 1 acres in La Plata before dropping off the national incident feed.
1
Acres Burned
90
Days Burning
Aug 12, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
Grew 1 acres in the last dayPublic Lands Nearby
12 public land units within 75 miles
Mesa Verde National Park
GoNational Park / CO
14.6 mi
NW
Mesa Verde Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / CO
15.7 mi
N
Aztec Ruins National Monument
GoMonument / NM
23.6 mi
SE
Hermosa Creek Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
37.3 mi
NE
Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument
GoMonument / CO
41.4 mi
NW
Hovenweep National Monument
GoMonument / UT
47 mi
NW
San Juan National Forest
GoNational Forest / CO
47.5 mi
NE
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
53.6 mi
S
Chimney Rock National Monument
GoMonument / CO
56.6 mi
E
Lizard Head Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
56.8 mi
N
Molas Pass Recreation Area National Recreation Area
GoRecreation Area / CO
59.8 mi
NE
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
65.9 mi
S
Timeline
90 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: fa6ca8fa-0f1d-426f-9219-bc6c59726035
Important
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