Cataract Creek (FR 938) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Cataract Creek (FR 938) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
17 mi from Whitehall
Maps 7,017 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Queens Hill.
- Estimated climb: 900 ft over 1.4 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 23%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
- Queens Hill stands 1,594 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles north.
- Cataract Lake lies 1.2 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 30–49°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.