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NMCAF Mogote Ridge Fire Active

Thursday, September 3, 2026

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The Mogote Ridge Fire, active in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, is burning around Mogote Peak and between Canjilon and El Rito. Fire behavior is consistent with mixed conifer and aspen vegetation, smoldering on the forest floor with occasional tree torching.

Continental Divide Trail and two Forest Service roads are closed for public safety. A CDT reroute is available on the closure alert. Updates and sign-up for email alerts are provided by Carson National Forest.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/nmcaf-mogote-ridge-fire

Checked against the public record11 of 11 claims · 100%

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The Mogote Ridge Fire is active in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico“The Mogote Ridge Fire is burning around Mogote Peak and between the villages of Canjilon and El Rito in Rio Arriba County, N.M.”
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The Mogote Ridge Fire is burning around Mogote Peak“The Mogote Ridge Fire is burning around Mogote Peak and between the villages of Canjilon and El Rito in Rio Arriba County, N.M.”
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The Mogote Ridge Fire is burning between Canjilon and El Rito“The Mogote Ridge Fire is burning around Mogote Peak and between the villages of Canjilon and El Rito in Rio Arriba County, N.M.”
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Fire behavior is consistent with mixed conifer and aspen vegetation“Fire behavior is consistent for the mixed conifer for aspen vegetation community, smoldering on the forest floor with occasional single tree or group torching.”
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The fire is smoldering on the forest floor“Fire behavior is consistent for the mixed conifer for aspen vegetation community, smoldering on the forest floor with occasional single tree or group torching.”
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The fire has occasional tree torching“Fire behavior is consistent for the mixed conifer for aspen vegetation community, smoldering on the forest floor with occasional single tree or group torching.”
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Continental Divide Trail is closed for public safety“For public safety in the immediate area, the Continental Divide Trail and two Forest Service roads have been closed.”
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Two Forest Service roads are closed for public safety“For public safety in the immediate area, the Continental Divide Trail and two Forest Service roads have been closed.”
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A CDT reroute is available on the closure alert“Details and a CDT reroute are available on the closure alert.”
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Updates are provided by Carson National Forest“For fire updates and more, sign up for the Carson National Forest's email list.”
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Sign-up for email alerts is provided by Carson National Forest“For fire updates and more, sign up for the Carson National Forest's email list.”