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Monument

Lincoln, NM · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 572 acres in Lincoln before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

572

Acres Burned

60

Days Burning

Sep 12, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 90%
Sep 12 / 200 acresSep 15 / 572 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

7 public land units within 75 miles

Fort Stanton - Snowy River National Conservation Area

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NCA / NM

21.5 mi

NW

Capitan Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

23.1 mi

N

Lincoln National Forest

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National Forest / NM

24.7 mi

SW

White Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

34.7 mi

NW

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NM

52.2 mi

E

Salt Creek Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

53.4 mi

NE

White Sands National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / NM

70.8 mi

SW

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / White Sands National Park

Dunes Drive Safety Corridor

Dunes Drive is open. A safety corridor is in effect between mile marker 3 and 5.5 along Dunes Drive. Visitors may drive but not stop or exit their vehicle in this area.

Official notice

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

MONUMENT update: 572 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the MONUMENT containment moved from 0% to 90%.

IRWIN

MONUMENT update: 572 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the MONUMENT grew 222 acres to 572.

IRWIN

MONUMENT update: 350 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the MONUMENT was remapped 50 acres lower to 350.

IRWIN

MONUMENT update: 400 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the MONUMENT grew 200 acres to 400.

IRWIN

MONUMENT mapped at 200 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the MONUMENT at 200 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 12Now

60 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: 4047d4f2-3ed4-4415-9952-368c45df43f6

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