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Parsnip Peak

Lincoln, NV · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 2,264 acres in Lincoln before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

2,264

Acres Burned

138

Days Burning

Jun 25, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jul 15 / 2,264 acresAug 10 / 2,264 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Parsnip Peak Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

4.4 mi

N

White Rock Range Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

13.2 mi

NE

Fortification Range Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

34.4 mi

N

Tunnel Spring Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

38.9 mi

S

Weepah Spring Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

43.1 mi

W

Cougar Canyon Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / UT

43.9 mi

S

Far South Egans Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

43.9 mi

NW

Big Rocks Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

45.2 mi

SW

Slaughter Creek Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / UT

46.8 mi

S

Highland Ridge Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NV

47.8 mi

N

Desert Range Exp. Station Experimental Area

Go

National Forest / UT

49.2 mi

NE

Docs Pass Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / UT

49.8 mi

S

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,264 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 18

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,264 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,264 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 15

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,264 acres, 99% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,264 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 9

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,264 acres, 95% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,264 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 9

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,264 acres, 85% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,264 acres, 75% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,264 acres, 75% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak Fire Update 07-05-2026

Incident team
Jul 5

The Parsnip Peak Fire has been burning in the rugged and remote Parsnip Peak Wilderness Area, about 18 miles northwest of Pioche in Lincoln County. Crews have made steady progress on containing the fire over the last several days, with the size remaining unchanged at 2,264 acres and containment increasing to 65 percent . Crews continue to mop up and secure lines around the fire’s perimeter, and wi...

InciWeb

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,264 acres, 65% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 5

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,264 acres, 65% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,264 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 4

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,264 acres, 50% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,264 acres, 35% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 3

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,264 acres, 35% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,264 acres, 20% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 2

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,264 acres, 20% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak mapped at 2,265 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 2,265 acres, 15% contained.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak update: 2,259 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Per interagency perimeter data, the Parsnip Peak containment moved from 0% to 15%.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak update: 2,259 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the Parsnip Peak was remapped 45 acres lower to 2,259.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak update: 2,304 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Parsnip Peak grew 2,014 acres to 2,304.

IRWIN

Parsnip Peak mapped at 290 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 28

Interagency perimeter data shows the Parsnip Peak at 290 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 25Now

138 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: 0f38d49e-85bb-4284-932a-f7e57a2aaa25

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