Wildfires of 2006

Wilson Fire

2006Catron County, New MexicoWildfire

The Wilson Fire burned 5,216 acres in Catron County, New Mexico, in 2006. It was discovered on June 6, 2006, and contained on June 17, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
5,216 acres
Discovered
June 6, 2006
Contained
June 17, 2006
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.857, -108.223.

The record

Reported final size
5,216 acres
Discovered
June 6, 2006, 3:30 p.m. local time
Contained
June 17, 2006, 7:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
New Mexico
County
Catron County
Land ownership at origin
Forest Service
Reporting unit
Gila National Forest
Agency
Forest Service
Part of
Reserve Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
FS-1436515

Other large fires in New Mexico in 200612

FireAcresStartCause
Mcdonald Fire92,390Mar 12, 2006Human
Bear Fire55,307Jun 19, 2006Human
Buckeye I Fire30,000Jan 1, 2006Human
Casa Fire26,525Mar 1, 2006Human
Gladstone Fire23,000Jun 15, 2006Natural
Rivera Mesa Fire16,114Jun 16, 2006Natural
Ojo Feliz Fire16,000Apr 12, 2006Human
Tatum East Fire15,000Jan 1, 2006Human
Adobe Fire12,806May 18, 2006Human
Skates Fire12,582Jun 2, 2006Natural
Clapham Fire11,520Mar 12, 2006Human
Jet Fire11,000May 21, 2006Natural

Every fire of 2006 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.