Big Mountain Fire
The Big Mountain Fire was reported on August 23, 2026 in Utah County, Utah and burned 166 acres. It was fully contained on August 30, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 166 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped August 23, 2026 at 7:58 PM MDT, 166 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 39.913, -112.036.
The incident
- Size
- 166 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2026 at 2:26 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 Miles SW from Elberta, UT
- County
- Utah County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest city reported
- Elberta
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-UTWDD-200650
- IRWIN identifier
- E3068D39-8514-4D2A-9EC5-E2161CB7D74B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eureka, UT covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 September 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-UTWDD-200650.