Morgan CR-Panther CR (FR 40055) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Morgan CR-Panther CR (FR 40055) in ID
Road corridorSalmon-Challis NF, Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District
36 mi from Salmon
7.9 mi off US 93 (straight line)
Maps 5,928 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–13.1 and 21.6–22.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Salmon-Challis National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 7/1–9/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 16.7 of this road’s 27.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 16.7 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 7,300 ft over 27.6 miles through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 29%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 27.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Lick Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Van Horn Peak stands 3,673 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 31–56°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.