Hermits Peak Fire
The Hermits Peak Fire was reported on April 6, 2022 in San Miguel County, New Mexico and burned 341,735 acres. It was fully contained on August 21, 2022.
- Size
- 341,735 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 6, 2022
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped March 13, 2023 at 1:00 PM MDT, 341,735 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.718, -105.399.
The incident
- Size
- 341,735 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 6, 2022 at 4:51 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 21, 2022 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- March 6, 2023 at 2:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 12 Miles NW of Las Vegas NM
- County
- San Miguel County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $330,100,293
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-NMSNF-000027
- IRWIN identifier
- 5037D58C-F903-4299-9112-D0CE03784B9B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Las Vegas, NM covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 5, 2023 at 9:30 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-NMSNF-000027.