ClearedWildfire· Seven Cabins Fire, NM
Seven Cabins Fire
The Seven Cabins Fire has burned 31,870 acres in NM. Live size and containment from NIFC/WFIGS.
Coverage ended Jun 7, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
Current Status
Size
31,870 acres
Contained
71%
State
NM
Updates
- Jun 7, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCEvent no longer active; coverage ended.
- Jun 5, 2026, 11:00 PM UTCSize: 31,870 acres; Contained: 71%; State: NM
- Jun 5, 2026, 5:30 PM UTCSize: 31,867 acres; Contained: 64%; State: NM
- Jun 5, 2026, 5:00 PM UTCEvent no longer active; coverage ended.
- Jun 5, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCSize: 31,867 acres; Contained: 64%; State: NM
- Jun 4, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCSize: 31,846 acres; Contained: 64%; State: NM
- Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCSize: 31,770 acres; Contained: 61%; State: NM
- Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCSize: 30,420 acres; Contained: 57%; State: NM
- Jun 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTCSize: 29,351 acres; Contained: 53%; State: NM
- May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCSize: 28,980 acres; Contained: 51%; State: NM
- May 30, 2026, 12:30 AM UTCSize: 28,910 acres; Contained: 48%; State: NM
- May 29, 2026, 3:28 AM UTCSize: 28,907 acres; Contained: 49%; State: NM
Historical context · 139M+ NOAA records
The Seven Cabins Fire is burning in the 2024 Peppin Fire burn scar in the Capitan Mountains — dead and downed fuels from that earlier fire are accelerating spread. New Mexico set statewide temperature records in both February and March 2026 (NOAA NCEI), and the state is in severe drought. Lincoln National Forest has a long wildfire history: the original Smokey Bear was rescued from a 1950 fire in the Capitan Mountains just miles from this blaze. At ~29,000 acres, Seven Cabins ranks among the largest fires in Lincoln NF history.
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