2020 New Mexico wildfires

2020 New Mexico wildfires
2020 New Mexico wildfires
	Wildfire part of the 2020 New Mexico wildfire season
Date(s)	June 2020 – October 2020
Statistics
Total fires	>500
Season
	2021 →

The 2020 New Mexico wildfire season began in May 2020. At least 543 wildfires burned across the state, with fires burning as late as October 2020.^[1] The season was a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season.

^ Traxler, Victoria (March 28, 2021). "Experts predict bad year for New Mexico wildfires". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[1] Traxler, Victoria (March 28, 2021). "Experts predict bad year for New Mexico wildfires". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

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2020 Western U.S. wildfires
Multiple wildfires burning near the Pacific coast of the U.S. on September 9, 2020
Affected states Arizona (Maricopa) California (August) Colorado Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington (Labor Day)
Background 2020–23 North American drought Wildfires in the United States
Largest wildfire by state Arizona - Bush (193,455 acres) California - August Complex (1,032,648 acres) Colorado - Cameron Peak (208,913 acres) Nevada - Meadow Valley (59,265 acres) New Mexico - Cub (25,950 acres) Oregon - Santiam (402,274 acres) Utah - East Fork (89,765 acres) Washington - Pearl Hill (223,730 acres)
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