Little Mesa Fire
The Little Mesa Fire was reported on July 31, 2023 in Montrose County, Colorado and burned 4,009 acres. It was declared out on October 4, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,009 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped December 27, 2023 at 2:53 PM MST, 4,009 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 38.655, -108.333.
The incident
- Size
- 4,009 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2023 at 10:42 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 19, 2023 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 4, 2023 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 4, 2023 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles WSW of Delta, CO
- County
- Montrose County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-COUPD-000186
- IRWIN identifier
- 082F4DE3-A15D-40C8-8787-789BDDB510AE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 8, 2023 (359 acres) to August 24, 2023 (4,009 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,601 acres, mapped August 13, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2023 | 359 | |
| August 10, 2023 | 414 | +55 |
| August 11, 2023 | 531 | +117 |
| August 12, 2023 | 776 | +245 |
| August 13, 2023 | 3,378 | +2,602 |
| August 15, 2023 | 3,483 | +105 |
| August 17, 2023 | 3,896 | +413 |
| August 22, 2023 | 3,943 | +47 |
| August 24, 2023 | 4,009 | +66 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Delta, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Delta, CO15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Olathe, CO19 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Orchard City, CO23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Montrose, CO28 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Cedaredge, CO28 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orchard Mesa, CO29 miles north of the fire’s origin
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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 23, 2023 at 9:30 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-COUPD-000186.