LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Firefighters are targeted on stopping buildings from being misplaced as one other day of harsh situations is predicted to gasoline a wildfire in western Elko County.
The Cottonwood Peak Fireplace greater than doubled in dimension Monday, rising to 64,258 acres after making an eight-mile run to the north. That makes it the second-largest hearth of 2025 in Nevada, after the 82,217-acre Jakes Fireplace, which burned earlier this month about 50 miles to the west.
State Route 226 has been closed, together with entry to the Wilson Reservoir Campground.
The Bureau of Land Administration (BLM) reported hearth whirls and new fires from blown embers on Monday. The fireplace crossed a highway close to Bull Run Reservoir and likewise expanded to the west. Firefighters had been ready so as to add and enhance containment traces on the east aspect of the fireplace close to the south fork of the Owyhee River.
Mapping of the Cottonwood Peak Fireplace on the Nevada Wildfire Info Dashboard exhibits it has grown to the north and west.
The Cottonwood Peak Fireplace in western Elko County has grown to 64,258 acres. (Photograph: Bureau of Land Administration)
The Cottonwood Peak Fireplace in western Elko County has grown to 64,258 acres. (Photograph: Bureau of Land Administration)
All of Elko County is beneath a Crimson Flag warning in the present day, with humidity dropping as little as 6% together with 15-20 mph winds from the south. BLM stated that would deliver 12-foot flames and extra fires from blown embers.
“While several ranches and a few structures are threatened, there are no reports that any buildings have been lost,” a BLM information launch stated late Tuesday morning.
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BLM stated 478 individuals are at the moment assigned to the Cottonwood Peak Fireplace.
Sizzling and dry situations are anticipated to proceed till the weekend, when thunderstorms are doable.
The fireplace is about 83 miles northwest of Elko and about 500 miles north of Las Vegas.
