Wildfire — Wind River Mountains West, Wyoming

2025-08-21 to 2025-08-31 · Wind River Mountains West, Wyoming

Wider weather episode

The Dollar Lake was discovered on the afternoon of August 21st in the western Wind River Mountains. The fire had grown to over 15,000 acres by August 31st, and several forest service access roads were closed. This fire continued into September. Please see the September Storm Events Database entry for a complete summary of this fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1292323. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.