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Hermits Peak Fire

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New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 
87508 
New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 
87508 

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San Miguel County – East Central Santa Fe County in north central New Mexico and West Central San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico... Until 530 PM MDT.  At 133 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain throughout the Pecos Wilderness. Up to 2.25 inches of rain have fallen over Holy Ghost Creek, Cow Creek, and the Pecos River. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon video update can be seen by clicking here.
 Hermits Peak Calf Canyon video update can be viewed by clicking here. 
Crews make progress on suppression repair; forest closures remain in effect as debris flows impact roadways and trails August 1, 2022Acres: 341,735| Containment: 96% | Total personnel: 403|  Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, NM | Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass 
  San Miguel County – Flash Flood Warning for Northwestern Guadalupe County in east central New Mexico and Southwestern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico. 
  Las Vegas – The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Flash Flood Warning for The Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Burn Scar in South Central Taos County in north central New Mexico, Western Mora County in northeastern New Mexico and Northwestern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico. 
Click here to view the  Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Video Update  for July 29, 2022. 
 Containment increases as crews contend with wet conditions July 29, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update Acres: 341,735| Containment: 94% | Total personnel: 417|Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, NM | Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass 
Thunderstorms and flash flood warnings delay suppression repair efforts as crews remain vigilant and ready to work when conditions permit July 27, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update   
 Monsoonal weather and flash flood potential persist as crews continue suppression repair efforts when feasible July 25, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update