Black Mesa Trail Fire
The Black Mesa Trail Fire was reported on May 16, 2026 in Union County, New Mexico and burned 330 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 330 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 16, 2026
- Personnel
- 48
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.996, -103.004.
The incident
- Size
- 330 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 32 Miles N from Clayton, NM
- County
- Union County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 48
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-NMN2S-000231
- IRWIN identifier
- E899794C-2CF4-49E1-93BA-715556CBF267
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Boise City, OK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Boise City, OK33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Springfield, CO36 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Clayton, NM39 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Elkhart, KS61 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Stratford, TX69 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Dalhart, TX70 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
New Mexico wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-NMN2S-000231.