Colorado · Active · 39,747 acres
Gold Mountain Fire, Colorado
39,747
Acres reported
92%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC, the Gold Mountain Fire is listed as active at 39,747 acres, 92% contained, in Ouray County, Colorado.
No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 15:00 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Sep 4, 2026, 01:13 UTC) covers 39,747 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 60 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Aug 29, 2026, 09:24 UTC).
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Gold Mountain Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 39,747 acres
- Containment
- 92%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Jun 27, 2026
- Location
- Ouray County, Colorado
- Origin point
- 38.0516, -107.6821
- Perimeter mapped
- Sep 4, 2026 (29 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Ouray, CO
- Telluride, CO
- Mountain Village, CO
- Montrose, CO
- Olathe, CO
Other fires nearby
Gold Mountain Fire timeline
Day by day: the largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jun 28, 2026, 00:00 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 39,747 acres | 0 | 92% |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 39,747 acres | +3 | 92% |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 39,744 acres | +26 | 92% |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 39,718 acres | 0 | 87% |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 39,718 acres | 0 | 87% |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 39,718 acres | 0 | 87% |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 39,718 acres | +8 | 87% |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 39,710 acres | 0 | 87% |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 39,710 acres | +19 | 87% |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 39,691 acres | 0 | 87% |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 39,691 acres | 0 | 87% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 39,691 acres | 0 | 87% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 39,691 acres | +17 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 39,674 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 39,674 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 39,674 acres | +28 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 39,646 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 39,646 acres | +114 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 39,532 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 39,532 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 39,532 acres | +25 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 39,507 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 39,507 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 39,507 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 39,507 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 39,507 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 39,507 acres | +1 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 39,506 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 39,506 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 39,506 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 39,506 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 39,506 acres | +1,443 | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 38,063 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 38,063 acres | +11 | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 38,052 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 38,052 acres | +8 | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 38,044 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 38,044 acres | +35 | — |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 38,009 acres | +47 | — |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 37,962 acres | +153 | — |
| Jul 19, 2026 | 37,809 acres | +75 | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 37,734 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 37,734 acres | +475 | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 37,259 acres | +294 | — |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 36,965 acres | +177 | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 36,788 acres | +1,166 | — |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 35,622 acres | +774 | — |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 34,848 acres | +1,602 | — |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 33,246 acres | +1,104 | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 32,142 acres | +679 | — |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 31,463 acres | +43 | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 31,420 acres | +2,133 | — |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 29,287 acres | +1,589 | — |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 27,698 acres | +1,778 | — |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 25,920 acres | +4,130 | — |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 21,790 acres | +3,785 | — |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 18,005 acres | +1,646 | — |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 16,359 acres | +3,983 | — |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 12,376 acres | +4,040 | — |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8,336 acres | +1,233 | — |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 7,103 acres | +6,546 | — |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 557 acres | — | — |
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Gold Mountain Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Gold Mountain Fire?
As of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC, the Gold Mountain Fire is reported at 39,747 acres. No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 15:00 UTC.
Is the Gold Mountain Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 92% contained as of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Gold Mountain Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 38.0516, -107.6821 in Ouray County, Colorado. Nearest towns: Ouray (2.1 mi S), Telluride (11 mi SW), Mountain Village (13 mi SW). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Gold Mountain Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
What is the timeline of the Gold Mountain Fire?
The Gold Mountain Fire was first listed in the federal feed Jun 28, 2026, 00:00 UTC (reported discovery date Jun 27, 2026). As of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC it is still listed at 39,747 acres, 92% contained. The timeline table on this page shows the size and containment reported each UTC day across 88 days of archive.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Gold Mountain Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Colorado sources on our Colorado page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
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This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →