Castle Ridge Fire
The Castle Ridge Fire was reported on October 6, 2024 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 25,884 acres. It was declared out on October 21, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 25,884 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 6, 2024
- Personnel
- 29
Map
Perimeter mapped January 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM PST, 25,885 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.319, -116.801.
The incident
- Size
- 25,884 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 6, 2024 at 2:45 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 17, 2024 at 9:15 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 21, 2024 at 11:07 AM PDT
- Declared out
- October 21, 2024 at 11:07 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- The fire is approximately 3 miles north of Midas, NV.
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 29
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NVEKD-010442
- IRWIN identifier
- B2F85EF1-C688-48BE-8270-8EAFB2D64424
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from October 8, 2024 (14,736 acres) to October 9, 2024 (25,762 acres). The largest one-day growth was 11,026 acres, mapped October 9, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2024 | 14,736 | |
| October 9, 2024 | 25,762 | +11,026 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battle Mountain, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 January 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM PST. Identifier 2024-NVEKD-010442.