Divide (FR 56) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Divide (FR 56) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
21 mi from West Yellowstone
Maps 7,266 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Pup Peak.
- Estimated climb: 1,000 ft over 5 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 24%.
- A water crossing 3.4 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
- Nemesis Mountain stands 2,172 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles southwest.
- South Fork Duck Creek runs 1.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 30–50°F, 3.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.