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Whiskey Fire Reported in New Mexico

Monday, September 14, 2026

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The Whiskey Fire was reported on August 21, 2026, at 1350 by Capilla Peak Lookout in New Mexico's Cibola National Forest. It is burning within mixed conifer in steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak, and west of the Manzano Crest Trail.

The fire is located in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District. No evacuations or closures are mentioned in the source material. The cause was determined to be a lightning strike.

The fire's perimeter is described as approximate, and the incident is under active monitoring by the Cibola National Forest.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/nmcif-2026-whiskey-fire

Checked against the public record13 of 16 claims · 81%

Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Whiskey Fire was reported on August 21, 2026“On August 21, 2026 at 1350 the Whiskey Fire smoke was reported by Capilla Peak Lookout.”
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The Whiskey Fire was reported at 1350“On August 21, 2026 at 1350 the Whiskey Fire smoke was reported by Capilla Peak Lookout.”
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The Whiskey Fire was reported by Capilla Peak Lookout“On August 21, 2026 at 1350 the Whiskey Fire smoke was reported by Capilla Peak Lookout.”
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The Whiskey Fire is located in New Mexico's Cibola National Forest“within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is burning within mixed conifer“The cause was determined to be lightning strike burning within mixed conifer within steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is burning in steep terrain“burning within mixed conifer within steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is located north of Osha Peak“north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is located south of Capilla Peak“The cause was determined to be lightning strike burning within mixed conifer within steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The Whiskey Fire is located west of the Manzano Crest Trail“west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The fire is located in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness“within the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The fire is located within the Mountainair Ranger District“within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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No evacuations are mentioned in the source material“No evacuations are mentioned in the source material”
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No closures are mentioned in the source material“null”
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The cause of the Whiskey Fire was determined to be a lightning strike“The cause was determined to be lightning strike burning within mixed conifer within steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.”
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The fire's perimeter is described as approximate“null”
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The incident is under active monitoring by the Cib Miranda National Forest“null”