Deep Divide (FR 7066) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Deep Divide (FR 7066) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

8.7 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,135 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.8–6.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 15.6 of this road’s 16.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 16.8 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 32%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 2.8: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Deep Mountain stands 4,271 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles east.
  • Grave Creek runs 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • National Forests in Montana:…Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). (see appendix A).…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 30–55°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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