Monte Fire
The Monte Fire was reported on June 17, 2025 in San Diego County, California and burned 1,051 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,051 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025
- Personnel
- 65
Map
Perimeter mapped July 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM PDT, 1,051 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 32.891, -116.842.
The incident
- Size
- 1,051 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 2 Miles W from El Capitan Resorvior, CA
- County
- San Diego County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Lakeside
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 65
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CASDU-014328
- IRWIN identifier
- 2F3488C6-736D-4161-AFF6-A7729A7E28C0
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 17, 2025 (313 acres) to July 25, 2025 (1,051 acres). The largest one-day growth was 665 acres, mapped June 18, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2025 | 313 | |
| June 18, 2025 | 978 | +665 |
| June 19, 2025 | 1,049 | +71 |
| June 20, 2025 | 1,051 | +2 |
| July 25, 2025 | 1,051 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Harbison Canyon, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Harbison Canyon, CA5 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Lakeside, CA5 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Alpine, CA6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Crest, CA6 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Eucalyptus Hills, CA6 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Winter Gardens, CA7 miles southwest 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 July 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM PDT. Identifier 2025-CASDU-014328.