Black Butte (FR 7185) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Black Butte (FR 7185) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Rexford Ranger District

5.1 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,191 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.6–2.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/1–8/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 4.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 4.9 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 23%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Black Butte stands 857 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northeast.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana: … 1.1. Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 1.2. 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 35–55°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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