Medicine Creek
Archuleta, CO · Undetermined
This fire is no longer active. It burned 0 acres in Archuleta before dropping off the national incident feed.
0
Acres Burned
74
Days Burning
Aug 28, 2026
Discovered
2mo ago
Last Update
Public Lands Nearby
12 public land units within 75 miles
Chimney Rock National Monument
GoMonument / CO
13.8 mi
S
Weminuche Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
16.4 mi
N
San Juan National Forest
GoNational Forest / CO
18.5 mi
NW
Molas Pass Recreation Area National Recreation Area
GoRecreation Area / CO
30.1 mi
NW
Hermosa Creek Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
33.5 mi
W
South San Juan Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
42.2 mi
E
Uncompahgre Wilderness Area
Check firstWilderness / CO
43.8 mi
N
Lizard Head Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
46.9 mi
NW
La Garita Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
47.9 mi
NE
Rio Grande National Forest
GoNational Forest / CO
49 mi
NE
Powderhorn Wilderness
Check firstWilderness / CO
49.5 mi
N
Aztec Ruins National Monument
GoMonument / NM
50.4 mi
SW
Timeline
74 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: 7e91cd70-e885-4684-ba61-1a272140353b
Important
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