BLM 246 — Lookout Mountain in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 246 — Lookout Mountain in CO

Road corridorBLM, Grand Junction

23 mi from Loma

Maps 7,702 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Grand Junction Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 6.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 560 ft over 6.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Lookout Mountain stands 626 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles northwest.

Rules

  • You must not camp longer than 14 days in any 30-day period, at any one location, including any campground on public land. After the 14 days have been reached, you must move at least 30 air miles away from the previously occupied location.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–56°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.