Dalton Mt Lookout (FR 4128) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dalton Mt Lookout (FR 4128) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

7.6 mi from Lincoln

Maps 6,365 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Dalton Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 370 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 15%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Ogden Mountain rises 4.6 miles west.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–47°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.