Microwave (FR 78175) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Microwave (FR 78175) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

9.9 mi from Anaconda-Deer Lodge County

Maps 5,544 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.3 and 1.3–1.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–2.6 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

Rough
  • All 2.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 2.6 miles, with sustained grades near 28% and pitches to 35%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Stucky Ridge stands 3,000 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles west.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–55°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.