Granite Mountain (FR 1205) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Granite Mountain (FR 1205) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

30 mi from Big Sky

Maps 7,257 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 3.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Near Gold Butte.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Granite Mountain stands 1,953 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–47°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.