FR 70656 — Long Slope in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 70656 — Long Slope in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
17 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)
Maps 7,509 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 1.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 900 ft over 1.6 miles, with sustained grades near 28% and pitches to 31%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Trusty Gulch Spring Two lies 1.0 mi off.
- Nez Perce Ridge stands 1,068 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 26–48°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.