Notch (FR 623) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Notch (FR 623) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

32 mi from Dillon

Maps 7,813 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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 2.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Hogback Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 920 ft over 2.9 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Hogback Mountain stands 2,774 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles southeast.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–50°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.