New Mexico wildfires

Pass Fire

OutCatron County, New Mexico2023Wildfire

The Pass Fire was reported on May 18, 2023 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 59,833 acres. It was declared out on October 6, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
59,833 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
May 18, 2023

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Map

Perimeter mapped October 3, 2023 at 11:40 AM MDT, 59,883 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.406, -108.289.

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The incident

Size
59,833 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
May 18, 2023 at 6:26 PM MDT
Contained
August 1, 2023 at 5:00 PM MDT
Controlled
October 6, 2023 at 12:00 PM MDT
Declared out
October 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM MDT
Cause
Natural
Location
40 miles northwest of Winston
County
Catron County
State
New Mexico
Nearest city reported
Truth or Consequences
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Incident management
Type 5 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$5,000,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2023-NMGNF-000191
IRWIN identifier
07B20491-EC64-4AD5-973C-64237FBB3838

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 24, 2023 (1,259 acres) to October 3, 2023 (59,883 acres). The largest one-day growth was 13,672 acres, mapped June 3, 2023.

DayAcresChange
May 24, 20231,259
May 26, 20237,256+5,997
May 27, 20239,799+2,543
May 29, 202310,641+842
May 30, 202316,566+5,925
May 31, 202317,257+691
June 1, 202321,172+3,915
June 2, 202329,032+7,860
June 3, 202342,703+13,671
June 4, 202342,665-38
June 5, 202345,005+2,340
June 6, 202346,294+1,289
June 7, 202346,397+103
June 8, 202347,201+804
June 9, 202348,755+1,554
June 10, 202348,812+57
June 11, 202349,115+303
June 12, 202349,754+639
June 13, 202349,835+81
June 14, 202350,123+288
June 15, 202350,1230
June 18, 202352,462+2,339
June 20, 202352,591+129
June 21, 202353,081+490
June 22, 202353,091+10
June 25, 202354,454+1,363
June 26, 202355,683+1,229
June 29, 202357,523+1,840
June 30, 202358,416+893
July 1, 202359,074+658
July 2, 202359,127+53
July 3, 202359,367+240
July 4, 202359,889+522
July 5, 202359,904+15
October 3, 202359,883-21

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, 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 10, 2023 at 9:30 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-NMGNF-000191.