Jardine Ridge (FR 9455) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Jardine Ridge (FR 9455) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

11 mi from Deer Lodge

Maps 4,802 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–4.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–5.9 are inside the of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, whose rules apply there.

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
  • 1.6 of this road’s 5.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.6 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 5.8 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 20%.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Dry Cottonwood Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
  • Orofino Mountain stands 2,095 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–56°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.