Wildfires in New Mexico
Large wildfires have burned 7.82 million acres of New Mexico since 1984, 9th among the states.
- 7.82Macres burned since 1984
- 975large fires
- 2011worst year, 1.07M acres
- 9thamong the states for acres burned
2026
- Wildfires on record, by year
Over time
The largest fires
| Wallow Fire | 2011 | 563,564 |
| Hermits Peak Fire | 2022 | 351,782 |
| Black Fire | 2022 | 328,399 |
| Whitewater-Baldy Fire | 2012 | 307,528 |
| Las Conchas Fire | 2011 | 150,816 |
| Silver Fire | 2013 | 137,999 |
| Dry Lake Complex (Dry Lakes) | 2003 | 114,154 |
| Frying Pan Ranch Fire | 2011 | 106,264 |
| Pasco Fire | 2009 | 104,041 |
| Donaldson Fire | 2011 | 103,242 |
| Johnson Fire | 2021 | 95,860 |
| Mcdonald Fire | 2006 | 92,781 |
| Ponil Complex | 2002 | 89,018 |
| Miller Fire | 2011 | 84,897 |
| Enterprise Fire | 2011 | 77,348 |
| Black Range Complex Wfu Fire | 2005 | 74,372 |
| Pass Fire | 2023 | 66,128 |
| Cooks Peak Fire | 2022 | 61,143 |
| Peppin Fire | 2004 | 60,500 |
| Ok Bar Fire | 2018 | 60,481 |
| Boiler Fire | 2003 | 56,854 |
| Cato Fire | 2009 | 53,699 |
| Last Chance Fire | 2011 | 53,445 |
| Buzzard Fire | 2018 | 51,028 |
| Rocky Fire | 2008 | 47,985 |
| Cerro Pelado Fire | 2022 | 45,605 |
| Tire Fire | 2011 | 44,930 |
| Cerro Grande Fire | 2000 | 44,265 |
| Gladstone Fire | 2006 | 44,105 |
| 206 Fire | 2018 | 40,246 |
Every county
Counties with any recorded events, highest first.
| Catron County | 1,421,117 |
| Lea County | 768,057 |
| Hidalgo County | 604,587 |
| Grant County | 542,463 |
| Lincoln County | 472,275 |
| Sierra County | 452,973 |
| Otero County | 368,969 |
| Mora County | 313,857 |
| San Miguel County | 292,355 |
| Socorro County | 281,954 |
| Colfax County | 280,061 |
| Chaves County | 250,597 |
| Eddy County | 240,816 |
| Sandoval County | 237,541 |
| Union County | 191,092 |
| Roosevelt County | 178,000 |
| Guadalupe County | 117,072 |
| Rio Arriba County | 103,631 |
| Harding County | 97,224 |
| De Baca County | 88,240 |
| Doña Ana County | 84,739 |
| Quay County | 83,748 |
| Torrance County | 72,588 |
| Los Alamos County | 59,490 |
| Cibola County | 54,440 |
| Curry County | 54,145 |
| Santa Fe County | 37,549 |
| Taos County | 29,935 |
| Luna County | 13,056 |
| San Juan County | 12,016 |
| McKinley County | 8,795 |
| Bernalillo County | 6,173 |