Devil's Elbow (FR 11095) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Devil's Elbow (FR 11095) in MT

Road corridorFlathead NF, Hungry Horse Ranger District

7.3 mi from Columbia Falls

Maps 3,129 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Flathead 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 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near West Virginia Mine.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Lion Hill stands 1,696 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles east.
  • South Fork Flathead River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 36–56°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.