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Elk Fire, Colorado (2026)
Last changed (20:27 UTC, 9 November 2026). Checks the NIFC incident feed every 30 minutes; next check .
The Elk Fire in Hinsdale County, Colorado was discovered on 9 July 2026 and had burned 7,257 acres (2,937 hectares), 90% contained, as of the incident record updated 9 November 2026, according to the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS data.
Key figures
- Size
- 7,257 acres2,937 haSource: NIFC WFIGS
- Contained
- 90%Source: NIFC WFIGS
- Discovered
- 15:46 UTC, 9 July 2026Source: NIFC WFIGS
- County
- Hinsdale CountySource: NIFC WFIGS
- State
- ColoradoSource: NIFC WFIGS
- Incident ID
- 2026-COGMF-000114Source: NIFC WFIGS
Sources
Recorded by Gods Eyes from the live feed ; the source last updated it . Figures are as the source reported them at the time and may since have been revised; the source pages are authoritative.
Affected area
Nearest towns
- Montrose59 km away · pop. 21,789
- Gunnison60 km away · pop. 7,324
- Durango105 km away · pop. 23,233
- Grand Junction150 km away · pop. 104,214
Places from the Natural Earth populated places list, by straight-line distance. The source names no towns for this event.
Timeline
- 20:27 UTC9 November 2026Latest update from the source.
- 08:49 UTC3 November 2026Gods Eyes recorded it from the feed.
- 15:46 UTC9 July 2026The fire was discovered, according to the incident record.
Only updates Gods Eyes saw in the feed are listed.
Nearby airports
- TEX Telluride Regional Airport52 km · Telluride
- GUC Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport59 km · Gunnison
- MTJ Montrose Regional Airport64 km · Montrose
- DRO Durango La Plata County Airport114 km · Durango
- ASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)129 km · Aspen
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