South Rim Fire
The South Rim Fire was reported on July 10, 2025 in Montrose County, Colorado and burned 4,232 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,232 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped December 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM MST, 4,232 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 38.558, -107.719.
The incident
- Size
- 4,232 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 Miles E from Montrose, CO
- County
- Montrose County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Montrose
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-COBCP-000068
- IRWIN identifier
- F189BC44-DEE2-4526-8146-0F327DA4B89C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 10, 2025 (1,641 acres) to December 2, 2025 (4,232 acres). The largest one-day growth was 855 acres, mapped July 11, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2025 | 1,641 | |
| July 11, 2025 | 2,496 | +855 |
| July 12, 2025 | 2,866 | +370 |
| July 13, 2025 | 3,633 | +767 |
| July 14, 2025 | 3,988 | +355 |
| July 15, 2025 | 4,160 | +172 |
| July 16, 2025 | 4,179 | +19 |
| July 17, 2025 | 4,227 | +48 |
| July 19, 2025 | 4,252 | +25 |
| July 20, 2025 | 4,220 | -32 |
| July 24, 2025 | 4,223 | +3 |
| July 25, 2025 | 4,230 | +7 |
| December 2, 2025 | 4,232 | +2 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Montrose, CO 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 December 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM MST. Identifier 2025-COBCP-000068.