# Battlement Trail fire: 23 acres

- **Publisher:** FoCo Observer — independent local news for Fort Collins and Northern Colorado
- **Published:** Jul 17, 2026, 10:00 AM MDT (2026-07-17T10:00:37.744387-06:00)
- **Section:** Safety
- **Canonical URL:** https://foco-observer.com/colorado/wildfire/battlement-trail/

Controlled wildfire in Garfield County; 23 acres, discovered Jul 5, 2026.

- **Name:** Battlement Trail
- **Acres:** 23
- **Cause:** Human
- **County:** Garfield
- **Status:** Controlled
- **Latitude:** 39.45963
- **Location:** Garfield
- **Freshness:** stale
- **Longitude:** -108.033643
- **In larimer:** no
- **Discovered at:** Jul 5, 2026, 4:47 PM MDT
- **Last updated at:** Jul 10, 2026, 9:59 AM MDT
- **Unique fire identifier:** 2026-COGFX-260224

## Sources

- [NIFC WFIGS (InterAgency Fire)](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/)

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