No longer in the daily fire updates. The Big Mountain Fire last appeared in an official report on August 29, 2026, at 166 acres and 90% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Big Mountain Fire

Utah County, Utah · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 29, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
166 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−234 acres
was 400 acres · Aug 24, 6:00 PM
Containment
90%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+10 percent
was 80% · Aug 29, 4:00 PM
Crew size
4
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−2
was 6 · Aug 29, 4:00 PM
Money spent
$150,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+$18,640
was $131,360 · Aug 26, 6:00 PM

Big Mountain Fire and other nearby fires

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Big Mountain Fire summary

The Big Mountain Fire is a wildfire near Utah County, Utah. It has burned about 166 acres (about 126 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 4 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size
166 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
August 23, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 30th at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

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Day Night
This Afternoon
70°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 7 mph SW · 51% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
58°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 mph NE · 7% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Monday
72°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 mph SSW · 59% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
57°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 7 to 14 mph S · 50% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely
Tuesday
72°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 14 mph SSW · 5% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 30th at 3:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 4 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $150,000 has been spent on it so far.

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