Sterling Cliff CR (FR 3561) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sterling Cliff CR (FR 3561) in MT

Road corridorKootenai NF, Fortine Ranger District

19 mi from Eureka

Maps 4,615 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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
  • All 7.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.8 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Huckleberry Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 7.1 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 7.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
  • Huckleberry Mountain stands 1,438 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles west.
  • Sterling Creek runs 0.8 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 32–49°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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