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Sheep Head

Huerfano, CO · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,322 acres in Huerfano before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,322

Acres Burned

134

Days Burning

Jun 29, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jul 25 / 1,322 acresAug 11 / 1,322 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

12.7 mi

NE

Great Sand Dunes National Preserve

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NCA / CO

21.7 mi

NW

Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CO

21.8 mi

NW

Spanish Peaks Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

23.6 mi

S

Great Sand Dunes Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CO

24 mi

W

Great Sand Dunes National Park

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National Park / CO

27.3 mi

W

San Luis Valley Conservation Area

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Wildlife Refuge / CO

37 mi

NW

Baca National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / CO

38.2 mi

W

Sangre De Cristo Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

39.4 mi

NW

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / CO

39.9 mi

SW

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / CO

53.9 mi

W

Cerro del Yuta Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

61 mi

SW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Sheep Head mapped at 1,322 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Sheep Head at 1,322 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

Sheep Head mapped at 1,322 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 5

Interagency perimeter data shows the Sheep Head at 1,322 acres, 90% contained.

IRWIN

Sheep Head mapped at 1,322 acres, 65% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 4

Interagency perimeter data shows the Sheep Head at 1,322 acres, 65% contained.

IRWIN

Sheep Head update: 1,281 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 3

Per interagency perimeter data, the Sheep Head grew 128 acres to 1,281 and containment moved from 49% to 50%.

IRWIN

Sheep Head update: 1,153 acres, 49% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 2

Per interagency perimeter data, the Sheep Head grew 5 acres to 1,153 and containment moved from 30% to 49%.

IRWIN

Sheep Head mapped at 1,148 acres, 30% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Sheep Head at 1,148 acres, 30% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 29Now

134 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: 1e3376eb-96e6-40a4-bec3-3888fce6a540

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