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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Colorado

The top 25 of 64 Colorado counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Larimer County
208,913
2Grand County
193,812
3Mesa County
139,007
4Costilla County
107,995
5Mineral County
58,570
6La Plata County
54,129
7Baca County
50,671
8Hinsdale County
49,628
9Las Animas County
45,814
10Washington County
45,000
11El Paso County
42,795
12Jackson County
38,380
13Montrose County
36,520
14Garfield County
32,431
15San Miguel County
30,292
16Logan County
30,000
17Moffat County
25,385
18Archuleta County
24,931
19Yuma County
24,000
20Routt County
20,517
21Dolores County
19,634
22Custer County
18,320
23Fremont County
16,562
24Cheyenne County
15,000
25Bent County
14,726

Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Colorado”, https://gismap.land/rankings/colorado/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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