Unnamed road near Mellen Hill — 2.25 mi in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Unnamed road near Mellen Hill — 2.25 mi in CO
Road corridorBLM, White River
11 mi from Rangely
Maps 6,117 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
BLM White River Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 18%, 60% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 110 ft through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 27%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 0: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Buckwater Ridge rises 11 miles north.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–61°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.