Buzzard Divide (FR 265) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Buzzard Divide (FR 265) in CO
Road corridorGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Paonia Ranger District
20 mi from Paonia
Maps 9,034 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 39.6–40.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/31–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · no more than 28 days on any one National Forest within a 60-day period; also 14 consecutive days · then move 3 road mi · No more than 28 days in any 60-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- 10.7 of this road’s 28.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 11.8 miles of dirt.
- Near Oil Well Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 5,400 ft over 28.9 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 26%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Oil Well Mountain stands 1,042 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 29–52°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.