Pinkham Ridge (FR 3668) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pinkham Ridge (FR 3668) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

2.4 mi from Eureka

Maps 3,123 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.1–1.5 and 5.8–6.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Kootenai National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–6/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 24.7 of this road’s 27.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 24.7 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Eureka Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 2,800 ft over 27.9 miles through 23 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 36%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Othorp Lake lies 0.4 mi off.
  • Ksanka Peak stands 4,372 ft above the map pin, 8.6 miles northeast.

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 35–55°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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