Meaden Peak (FR 42.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Meaden Peak (FR 42.1) in CO
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District
23 mi from Hayden
Maps 8,540 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 7/1–12/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 10.9 of this road’s 16.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 10.9 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,200 ft over 16.4 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Saddle Mountain stands 1,501 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles southwest.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 29–52°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.