Buck Ridge (FR 2599) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Buck Ridge (FR 2599) in MT
Road corridorCuster Gallatin NF
5.6 mi from Big Sky
Maps 6,143 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–2.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Custer Gallatin 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 7.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Porcupine Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 16 switchbacks.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- Gallatin River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Lemondrop stands 1,210 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 28–54°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.