Wildfire · active
Gold Mountain Fire, Colorado (2026)
Last changed (21:39 UTC, 1 November 2026). Checks the NIFC incident feed every 30 minutes; next check .
The Gold Mountain Fire in Ouray County, Colorado was discovered on 27 June 2026 and had burned 39,747 acres (16,085 hectares), 92% contained, as of the incident record updated 27 October 2026, according to the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS data.
Key figures
- Size
- 39,747 acres16,085 haSource: NIFC WFIGS
- Contained
- 92%Source: NIFC WFIGS
- Discovered
- 23:33 UTC, 27 June 2026Source: NIFC WFIGS
- County
- Ouray CountySource: NIFC WFIGS
- State
- ColoradoSource: NIFC WFIGS
- Incident ID
- 2026-COGMF-000099Source: 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
- Montrose50 km away · pop. 21,789
- Gunnison86 km away · pop. 7,324
- Durango88 km away · pop. 23,233
- Grand Junction138 km away · pop. 104,214
- Monticello147 km away · pop. 1,864
Places from the Natural Earth populated places list, by straight-line distance. The source names no towns for this event.
Timeline
- 21:39 UTC1 November 2026Gods Eyes recorded it from the feed.
- 23:33 UTC27 June 2026The fire was discovered, according to the incident record.
Only updates Gods Eyes saw in the feed are listed.
Aircraft within 150 km
At 15:00 UTC (): 21 in the air and 0 on the ground.
- In the air
- 21
- On the ground
- 0
- MXY0215type not sent64 km · 35,000 ft
- AAY2204type not sent64 km · 36,000 ft
- AAY371type not sent71 km · 34,025 ft
- EJA538type not sent74 km · 43,000 ft
- EJA798type not sent78 km · 41,000 ft
- SWA462type not sent82 km · 36,000 ft
From the same feed as the live map. Aircraft whose owners opted out of public display are never shown. A position can be late or missing.
Flight positions: ADSBHub and the receivers that share data with it. All data sources.
Nearby airports
- TEX Telluride Regional Airport23 km · Telluride
- MTJ Montrose Regional Airport54 km · Montrose
- GUC Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport85 km · Gunnison
- DRO Durango La Plata County Airport100 km · Durango
- CEZ Cortez Municipal Airport118 km · Cortez
Airports and runways: OurAirports (public domain). All data sources.
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