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Silvertip

Flathead, MT · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 7,280 acres in Flathead before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

7,280

Acres Burned

109

Days Burning

Jul 24, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 6 / 6,196 acresOct 1 / 7,280 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Bob Marshall Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

11.9 mi

SE

Great Bear Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

23.3 mi

NW

Flathead National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

26.3 mi

NW

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MT

27.5 mi

W

Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area

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NCA / MT

30.1 mi

SE

Mission Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

38 mi

SW

Scapegoat Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

45.7 mi

SE

Rattlesnake Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

61.9 mi

SW

Glacier National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / MT

63.5 mi

N

Rattlesnake National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / MT

63.8 mi

SW

Lolo National Forest

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National Forest / MT

73 mi

SW

Aerial Fire Depot Other

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National Forest / MT

73.7 mi

SW

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Glacier National Park

Going-to-the-Sun Road Seasonal Closure

Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for the season at Avalanche Creek on the west side of the park. On the east side, the closure is located at Jackson Glacier Overlook. Travel on open sections of the road may change at any time due to winter w...

Official notice

Situation Updates

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

Silvertip update: 7,280 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip containment moved from 99% to 100%.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 7,280 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip containment moved from 15% to 99%.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 7,280 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 2

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip grew 34 acres to 7,280.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 7,246 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip grew 102 acres to 7,246.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 7,144 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip grew 150 acres to 7,144.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 6,994 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip grew 87 acres to 6,994.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 6,907 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip grew 60 acres to 6,907.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 6,847 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip grew 110 acres to 6,847.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 6,737 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 23

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip grew 56 acres to 6,737.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 6,681 acres, 15% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 19

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

IRWIN

Silvertip Fire Area, Road, and Trail Closure 08-13-2026

Closure
Aug 13

Order Number: 01-10-D04-002-S-26 U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Flathead National Forest Spotted Bear Ranger District Area, Road, and Trail Closure PROHIBITIONS Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b) the following act is prohibited on National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads, and trails within the Spotted Bear Ranger District, Flathead National Forest ...

InciWeb

Silvertip update: 6,681 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip grew 180 acres to 6,681.

IRWIN

Silvertip update: 6,501 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the Silvertip grew 15 acres to 6,501.

IRWIN

Silvertip mapped at 6,486 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 10

Interagency perimeter data shows the Silvertip at 6,486 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Silvertip mapped at 6,272 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Silvertip at 6,272 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 24Now

109 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: c4138756-16b2-412f-b32b-4db4520de5bc

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