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Wilmer Canyon

San Juan, NM · Human

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

5

Acres Burned

1

Days Burning

Oct 6, 2026

Discovered

13h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Chimney Rock National Monument

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Monument / CO

22.2 mi

NE

Aztec Ruins National Monument

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Monument / NM

23.5 mi

SW

San Juan National Forest

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National Forest / CO

37.6 mi

N

Hermosa Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

42.7 mi

NW

Weminuche Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

47 mi

N

Mesa Verde Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CO

49.6 mi

NW

Mesa Verde National Park

Go

National Park / CO

50.5 mi

W

Molas Pass Recreation Area National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / CO

54 mi

N

Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / NM

54.2 mi

SW

South San Juan Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / CO

56.8 mi

E

Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

58.5 mi

S

Lizard Head Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

64.1 mi

N

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Wilmer Canyon update: 5 acres

Perimeter data
Oct 7

Per interagency perimeter data, the Wilmer Canyon grew 1 acres to 5.

IRWIN

Wilmer Canyon mapped at 4 acres

Perimeter data
Oct 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Wilmer Canyon at 4 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Oct 6Now

1 day 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: 5b7f0525-423e-451a-9178-382ccf8e2baf

Important

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