Noisy CR W Branch (FR 4742) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Noisy CR W Branch (FR 4742) in MT
Road corridorKootenai NF, Libby Ranger District
11 mi from Libby
Maps 2,849 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.3–6.5 and 7.1–8.9 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
- 1 of this road’s 9.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.6 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 2,800 ft over 9.8 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 39%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 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 1.0 miles off.
- Noisy Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Gold Hill stands 2,690 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles north.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 31–55°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.