Mike Horse Mine Ext. (FR 4087) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mike Horse Mine Ext. (FR 4087) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Lincoln Ranger District

15 mi from Lincoln

Maps 5,206 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.4–0.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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
  • 0.1 of this road’s 2.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Mike Horse Mine Dam.
  • Estimated climb: 610 ft over 2.4 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 36%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
  • A water crossing 0.3 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
  • Blackfoot River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Anaconda Hill stands 1,946 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles east.

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 29–51°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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