Highwood Baldy (FR 8830) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Highwood Baldy (FR 8830) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Judith-Musselshell Ranger District

25 mi from Malmstrom AFB

Maps 4,645 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Middle Peak.
  • Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 3 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 26%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
  • South Peak stands 2,433 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles southeast.
  • South Fork Little Belt Creek runs 0.2 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year… Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–56°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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