Microwave Midnight (FR 70276) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access
Microwave Midnight (FR 70276) in ID
Road corridorCaribou-Targhee NF, Westside Ranger District
3.2 mi from Pocatello
Maps 5,758 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Caribou-Targhee National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/15–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Howard Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 490 ft over 1.5 miles, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 30%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Outlaw Spring lies 0.4 mi off.
- Kinport Peak stands 1,479 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 31–58°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.