Lowline(2023/2024) Fire
The Lowline(2023/2024) Fire was reported on July 26, 2023 in Gunnison County, Colorado and burned 1,899 acres. It was declared out on July 2, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,899 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped March 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM MDT, 1,899 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 38.720, -107.076.
The incident
- Size
- 1,899 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2023 at 8:02 AM MDT
- Contained
- December 7, 2023 at 9:35 AM MST
- Controlled
- December 7, 2023 at 9:40 AM MST
- Declared out
- July 2, 2024 at 3:06 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 miles north of Gunnison, CO.
- County
- Gunnison County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Gunnison
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,660,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-COGMF-000176
- IRWIN identifier
- F7906B79-EC1C-4DA6-A0B3-3899A15E8645
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2023 (683 acres) to March 21, 2025 (1,899 acres). The largest one-day growth was 298 acres, mapped July 29, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2023 | 683 | |
| July 27, 2023 | 704 | +21 |
| July 28, 2023 | 798 | +94 |
| July 29, 2023 | 1,096 | +298 |
| July 30, 2023 | 1,287 | +191 |
| July 31, 2023 | 1,452 | +165 |
| August 1, 2023 | 1,693 | +241 |
| August 2, 2023 | 1,773 | +80 |
| August 3, 2023 | 1,769 | -4 |
| August 4, 2023 | 1,776 | +7 |
| August 5, 2023 | 1,816 | +40 |
| August 6, 2023 | 1,821 | +5 |
| August 7, 2023 | 1,832 | +11 |
| August 8, 2023 | 1,871 | +39 |
| August 24, 2023 | 1,871 | 0 |
| March 21, 2025 | 1,899 | +28 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Crested Butte, CO 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 July 2, 2024 at 3:06 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-COGMF-000176.