Nevada · incident record
Little Cottonwood Fire, Nevada
1,088
Acres reported
—
Contained
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Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Jul 22, 2026, 21:15 UTC, the Little Cottonwood Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 1,088 acres, in Nevada.
First seen in the federal feed Jul 22, 2026, 01:00 UTC; not enough history yet for a day-over-day comparison.
It was last present in the feed Jul 22, 2026, 21:15 UTC; the largest size reported was 1,088 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.
Little Cottonwood Fire map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.
Key facts
- Size
- 1,088 acres
- Containment
- not reported
- Status
- Not in feed (last seen Jul 22, 2026)
- Discovered
- Jul 22, 2026
- Location
- Nevada
- Origin point
- 40.3388, -116.4944
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.
- Battle Mountain, NV
- Carlin, NV
- Elko, NV
- Spring Creek, NV
Other fires nearby
- Meadow Springs Fire
Little Cottonwood Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 22, 2026, 01:00 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | 1,088 acres | — | — |
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Little Cottonwood Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Little Cottonwood Fire?
As of Jul 22, 2026, 21:15 UTC, the Little Cottonwood Fire is reported at 1,088 acres. First seen in the federal feed Jul 22, 2026, 01:00 UTC; not enough history yet for a day-over-day comparison.
Is the Little Cottonwood Fire contained?
Containment has not been reported for the Little Cottonwood Fire in the federal feed as of Jul 22, 2026, 21:15 UTC.
Where is the Little Cottonwood Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 40.3388, -116.4944 in Nevada. Nearest towns: Battle Mountain (31 mi NW), Carlin (33 mi NE), Elko (51 mi NE).
Is the Little Cottonwood Fire still burning?
It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Jul 22, 2026, 21:15 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Little Cottonwood Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Nevada sources on our Nevada 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 Jul 22, 2026, 21:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
About this page
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 →