Mogote Ridge Fire

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (about 11 hours ago)
First reported 10 days ago
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Size
112 acres
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
+17 acres
was 95 acres · Aug 29, 1:00 PM
Containment
70%
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
+10 percent
was 60% · Sep 2, 4:00 PM
Crew size
38
Sep 5, 4:00 AM
−10
was 48 · Sep 4, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$500,000
Sep 5, 4:00 AM

Mogote Ridge Fire and other nearby fires

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Mogote Ridge Fire summary

The Mogote Ridge Fire is a wildfire near Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It has burned about 112 acres (about 85 football fields). Crews have boxed in 70% of its edge; the other 30% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 10 days ago. About 38 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
112 acres
Containment
70%
Discovered
August 26, 2026 (first reported 10 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 4:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Overnight

52°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

71°F · Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph NW · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday Night

52°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph NW · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

73°F · Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday Night

52°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 4:02 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 38 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $500,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Mogote Ridge Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:

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