Lonely Mountain Fire
The Lonely Mountain Fire was reported on August 19, 2025 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 629 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 629 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped January 16, 2026 at 9:50 AM MST, 630 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.751, -114.866.
The incident
- Size
- 629 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 29 Miles E from Elk City, ID
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTBRF-000516
- IRWIN identifier
- 1B084AB9-EF57-4C87-AC9A-C0C72ADC3BE6
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 26, 2025 (304 acres) to January 16, 2026 (630 acres). The largest one-day growth was 326 acres, mapped January 16, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2025 | 304 | |
| January 16, 2026 | 630 | +326 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Darby, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Darby, MT38 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hamilton, MT48 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Salmon, ID62 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Grangeville, ID62 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Stevensville, MT64 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kamiah, ID65 miles northwest 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 January 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM MST. Identifier 2025-MTBRF-000516.