Orphan Saddle in ID -- Campground & RV Camping
Orphan Saddle in ID
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Road Access
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 6%, 100% of it on a shelf.
Setting
Some privacy
BLM primitive backcountry campground, one of three campsites along Forest Road 301 on south side of Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area. Maximum 14-day stay. Located 26 miles east of Clarkia, Idaho via Highway 3. Serves as trailhead for Lookout Mountain and Delaney Creek trails. Activities include hiking, horseback riding, hunting, winter sports, wildlife viewing, and photography.
- Moderately separated here.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Widow Mountain stands 881 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles north.
- A lake lies 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 31–45°F, 5.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 65 of 100.
Tree cover64%30m sat. est.