Hot Canyon Fire
The Hot Canyon Fire was reported on July 8, 2025 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 12,794 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,794 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2025
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeter mapped January 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM PST, 12,794 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.368, -114.336.
The incident
- Size
- 12,794 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles NW from Montello, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 2 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,110,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVEKD-010187
- IRWIN identifier
- 1254CF59-6D00-493D-84E6-C4D978F26309
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 9, 2025 (6,339 acres) to January 6, 2026 (12,794 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5,566 acres, mapped July 10, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2025 | 6,339 | |
| July 10, 2025 | 11,905 | +5,566 |
| July 11, 2025 | 12,794 | +889 |
| January 6, 2026 | 12,794 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wells, NV 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 January 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM PST. Identifier 2025-NVEKD-010187.