Wildfires of 2001

Hobbs Fire

2001Colfax County, New MexicoWildfire

The Hobbs Fire burned 3,850 acres in Colfax County, New Mexico, in 2001. It was discovered on June 16, 2001, and contained on June 16, 2001. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
3,850 acres
Discovered
June 16, 2001
Contained
June 16, 2001
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.938, -104.586.

The record

Reported final size
3,850 acres
Discovered
June 16, 2001, 2:25 p.m. local time
Contained
June 16, 2001
Cause
Natural
State
New Mexico
County
Colfax County
Reporting unit
New Mexico State Forestry Division
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
SFO-2001NMFDNM00350401-01-20780836X

Other large fires in New Mexico in 200112

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire12,275Jun 12, 2001
Animas Fire11,000May 4, 2001Human
Unnamed Fire7,849Oct 26, 2001
Rough Creek Fire7,250Jun 24, 2001Natural
Pinatosa Fire4,500Apr 21, 2001Human
Unnamed Fire4,066Apr 15, 2001
Deep Well Fire3,840Jun 14, 2001Natural
Whitetail Fire3,684Jun 17, 2001Natural
Unnamed Fire3,662Jun 12, 2001
York Fire3,500Apr 29, 2001Natural
Cease Fire2,000Sep 23, 2001Natural
Black Fire1,850Jun 21, 2001Natural

Every fire of 2001 New Mexico fire history

Nearby

Sources

Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.