Lower Square Cut (FR 8240) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Lower Square Cut (FR 8240) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
20 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)
Maps 6,975 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 2.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 70 ft over 2.2 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Round Top Mountain stands 2,356 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles west.
- Deno Creek runs 1.0 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 27–50°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.