Deadhorse (FR 2045) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Deadhorse (FR 2045) in MT

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

24 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 6,669 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Rough
  • All 2.2 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Hoover Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 170 ft over 2.2 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 23%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • A lake lies 1.2 mi off.
  • Hoover Mountain stands 816 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles west.

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 28–49°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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