Baldy Fire News Today

Over 80,000 acres of Gila National Forest land has burned so far this year due to wildfires. Take a look at the status of the wilderness area so far this summer.

PILOT KNOB — A lightning-caused wildfire near the Elk City Wagon Road in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest has grown to about 350 acres.

PILOT KNOB — A lightning-caused wildfire near the Elk City Wagon Road in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest has grown to about 350 acres.

Wildfires burn thousands of acres every year in New Mexico. These fires are the largest in acreage recorded.

Hikers can now hike up Whitewater Creek Trail to the Gold Dust Trail #810 intersection.

B.J. Hollars reviews First & Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100, edited by Elizabeth Hightower Allen (Torrey House Press, 2022).

The East Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest Thursday charred about 150 acres, sending smoke over parts of the San Gabriel Valley.

The East Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest Thursday charred nearly 100 acres, sending smoke floating over the city of La Verne.

The Black Fire has out burned the 2012 Whitewater-Baldy Fire, making it the second largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recent history.

Fires are expected in New Mexico, but this year the fire season started early and has already produced two record breaking wildfires in the state.