Vipond Creek (FR 7413) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Vipond Creek (FR 7413) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
19 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)
Maps 7,471 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 1.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Quartz Hill.
- Estimated climb: 410 ft over 1.5 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Sheep Mountain stands 2,105 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles west.
Climate averages
October normals 27–48°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.