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Fire rages along a ridgeline west of N.M. 518 near the Taos County line Friday. The Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire continued moving north and west Monday and is now nearing Pecos.

PECOS — With the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s history continuing to push north and west, residents of the village of Pecos are anxiously watching as the blaze hovers uncomfortably near.

The Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, now pushing the 300,000-acre mark, has already led to the evacuation of many Northern New Mexico communities caught in the crosshairs of the ever-stronger conflagration.

And now — depending on which way the wind blows — the fire’s smoke plumes remain easily within sight of the village of about 2,000 people, located about 25 miles from Santa Fe.



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