Gold Mountain Fire (CO)
Satellite image: NASA GIBS / MODIS.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 2 Miles N from Ouray, CO
- Personnel
- 993
- Complexity
- Type 2 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Active, Backing, Isolated Torching, Smoldering
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
The Gold Mountain Fire, currently an active Type 2 Incident, is burning 2 miles north of Ouray, Colorado, within Ouray County. Since starting on June 27, 2026, the blaze has grown to 33246 acres on federal land managed by the USFS. Fire behavior is characterized by active backing, isolated torching, and smoldering in short grass fuels.
A Complex Incident Management Team is overseeing the suppression efforts, with 993 personnel currently assigned to the fire. The operation is 7 percent contained, and the total cost to date has reached 17400000 dollars.
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