Fortine CR Wolf CR (FR 36) — Libby in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Fortine CR Wolf CR (FR 36) — Libby in MT
Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District
17 mi from Libby
Maps 2,560 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–37.4 and 38–75.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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
- 22.3 of this road’s 67.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 27.9 miles of dirt.
- Near Lightning Peak.
- Estimated climb: 10,000 ft over 67.2 miles through 23 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 49%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Lightning Peak stands 1,567 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles southeast.
- Wolf Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 31–56°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.