Jericho Mountain Fire
The Jericho Mountain Fire was reported on June 15, 2025 in Powell County, Montana and burned 482 acres. It was declared out on October 6, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 482 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2025
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped October 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM MDT, 482 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 46.492, -112.312.
The incident
- Size
- 482 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM MDT
- Contained
- July 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 Miles S from McDonald Pass near Helena, MT
- County
- Powell County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Helena
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTHLF-000278
- IRWIN identifier
- 79041119-0964-4BC5-B768-72DBD436EE69
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 16, 2025 (88 acres) to October 7, 2025 (482 acres). The largest one-day growth was 163 acres, mapped June 19, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2025 | 88 | |
| June 17, 2025 | 98 | +10 |
| June 18, 2025 | 188 | +90 |
| June 19, 2025 | 351 | +163 |
| June 22, 2025 | 369 | +18 |
| June 24, 2025 | 369 | 0 |
| June 25, 2025 | 493 | +124 |
| June 26, 2025 | 493 | 0 |
| June 27, 2025 | 493 | 0 |
| June 28, 2025 | 493 | 0 |
| October 7, 2025 | 482 | -11 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Helena West Side, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Helena West Side, MT12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena, MT15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Clancy, MT16 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley West Central, MT17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Montana City, MT18 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Boulder, MT20 miles southeast 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 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-MTHLF-000278.