Grand Junction fires today: fire map, smoke & air quality
Active wildfires within 100 miles of Grand Junction, the air quality and wind right now, fire-weather alerts — and how often fires burn near Grand Junction.
Air quality and wind in Grand Junction
Fire weather alerts for Grand Junction
Wildfire history near Grand Junction
Wildfires within 50 miles, by year
Fires of 10+ acres whose origin was within 50 miles of Grand Junction. 2026 is still in progress.
When fires start near Grand Junction
Peak months: June, July, August — 74% of fires in the last 10 years started in these three months.
0 days in the last 12 months had modeled daily PM2.5 above 35.4 µg/m³ — the level where air becomes unhealthy for sensitive groups. Smoke can come from fires hundreds of miles away, so smoke days and nearby fires don't always line up.
Fire history: NIFC WFIGS incident records 2016–2026. Smoke: Open-Meteo CAMS air-quality model, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. Updated 2026-10-01.
Major fires near Grand Junction this year
Largest wildfires near Grand Junction since 2015
| Fire | Acres | Year | County | From Grand Junction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Gulch | 139,007 | 2020 | Mesa, CO | 19 mi |
| Bull Draw | 36,520 | 2018 | Montrose, CO | 42 mi |
| Turner Gulch | 31,699 | 2025 | Mesa, CO | 28 mi |
| Snyder | 28,264 | 2026 | Grand, UT | 28 mi |
| Red Canyon | 5,722 | 2018 | Rio Blanco, CO | 45 mi |
| Little Mesa | 4,009 | 2023 | Montrose, CO | 31 mi |
Most recent fires near Grand Junction
| Fire | Acres | Discovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinyon | 13 | 2026-08-25 | 29 mi |
| 310 | 603 | 2026-08-06 | 40 mi |
| Flatiron | 30 | 2026-07-31 | 32 mi |
| Stove Canyon | 44 | 2026-07-28 | 25 mi |
| Arroyo | 12 | 2026-07-16 | 40 mi |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to the fire's point of origin.
Fires and smoke near other cities
Questions
Is there a fire near Grand Junction right now?
The live map at the top of this page shows every active wildfire within 100 miles of Grand Junction from official incident reports, sorted by distance, with acres, containment and the last update time.
How often do wildfires burn near Grand Junction?
From 2016 to 2025, 151 wildfires of 10 acres or more started within 50 miles of Grand Junction — about 15 a year — burning 255,511 acres in total. 74% of them started in June, July and August.
What was the biggest fire near Grand Junction?
The Pine Gulch Fire (2020), 139,007 acres, which started about 19 miles from Grand Junction in Mesa County.
Is the air quality in Grand Junction safe today?
The air-quality panel above shows the current US AQI for Grand Junction and a 72-hour forecast. Above 100 (orange), sensitive groups should limit time outdoors; above 150 (red), everyone should. In the last 12 months Grand Junction had 0 modeled smoke days.
Get fire alerts for Grand Junction
Save Grand Junction in Wildfire Tracker: distance to the nearest active fire, which side of it you're on relative to the wind, air quality — alerts only for fires that are actually active.