Alexander Creek (FR 4872) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Alexander Creek (FR 4872) in MT
Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District
11 mi from Libby
Maps 2,236 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 7/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 5.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Libby Dam.
- Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 5.6 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 26%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
- Souse Ridge stands 1,528 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles north.
- Kootenai River runs 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–56°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.