WILDFIRE14,056 ACRES

Snow Fire, Montana

Latest size
Map: Snow Fire, Montana

The Snow Fire burned in Custer County, Montana, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Miles City, Montana. NASA began tracking it on September 2, 2026. Its latest size is 14,056 acres (5,688 hectares, 57 km²), about the size of Manhattan, or about 10,648 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after September 2.

Size14,056 acres
Hectares5,688 ha
Area56.9 km² · 22.0 mi²
Contained100%
Personnel109
CauseNatural
DiscoveredSep 3, 2026
Tracked sinceSep 2, 2026
Tracked for1 day
Location46.47°N 105.17°W
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Containment and crews

According to the national interagency fire record, it is 100 percent contained, fully under control, with 109 firefighters and support staff assigned.

Its cause is listed as natural.

Fire behavior reported: active.

The orange outline on the map is the fire’s mapped perimeter.

Seen from space

Satellite picture, Satellite view · September 2, 2026
Satellite view · September 2, 2026

True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.

Did you know?

Canada, 2023. Canada’s 2023 wildfire season burned about 18 million hectares, by far the worst on record there.

Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.

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