Mogote Ridge Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 21, 2026 20:45 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The Mogote Ridge wildfire, located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, was first discovered on August 26, 2026. The U.S. Forest Service is the jurisdictional agency, and the cause remains undetermined. The fire grew from 50 acres on August 27 to a peak of 152 acres by September 11, with containment reaching 100% by September 9 and again by September 28. Fire behavior fluctuated between moderate and minimal, with periods of group torching, and personnel numbers ranged from 2 to 84. Estimated costs rose from $500,000 to $2,300,000 as the fire was fought.

Official source description: 6 Miles E from Canjilon, NM

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 28, 2026 23:20 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 102 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 100.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Aug 28, 2026) to 100.0% (Sep 28, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 14 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.