Gold Mountain Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 27, 2026 17:45 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The Gold Mountain wildfire, located in Ouray County, Colorado, was first discovered on 2026-06-27 and is currently managed by the U.S. Forest Service. As of the latest NIFC report on 2026-09-24, the fire has burned 39,747 acres and remains 92% contained, with minimal behavior described as single tree torching, smoldering, and creeping. Over the sampled timeline, the fire grew modestly from 39,507 acres on 2026-08-06 to 39,747 acres by mid-September, while containment increased from 89% to 92% and personnel numbers fluctuated from 270 to as few as 6. The estimated cost has risen from $64,131,687 to $65,347,773 during this period.

Official source description: 2 Miles N from Ouray, CO

Recorded Fire Progression

Historical observations from incident reports, not a live forecast. Acreage and containment can decrease when agencies correct their estimates.

Latest available source report: Sep 24, 2026 15:20 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 240 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 3.0 percentage points, from 89.0% (Aug 6, 2026) to 92.0% (Sep 24, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 13 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.