Cherry Peak Fire
The Cherry Peak Fire was reported on August 18, 2026 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 173 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 173 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 58
Map
Perimeter mapped August 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM MDT, 173 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.483, -115.189.
The incident
- Size
- 173 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles SE from Thompson Falls, MT
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Thompson Falls
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 58
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,465,362
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLNF-260379
- IRWIN identifier
- 030EA412-947E-4F4E-B609-8D1CA6FE12A4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 18, 2026 (113 acres) to August 26, 2026 (173 acres). The largest one-day growth was 64 acres, mapped August 21, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2026 | 113 | |
| August 19, 2026 | 130 | +17 |
| August 20, 2026 | 140 | +10 |
| August 21, 2026 | 204 | +64 |
| August 23, 2026 | 200 | -4 |
| August 25, 2026 | 173 | -27 |
| August 26, 2026 | 173 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thompson Falls, MT 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 August 27, 2026 at 10:14 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLNF-260379.