Sheep MTN (FR 78289) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sheep MTN (FR 78289) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

20 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)

Maps 7,397 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.1 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 3.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Big Sheep Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 420 ft over 3.4 miles, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 27%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Table Mountain stands 2,822 ft above the map pin, 6.5 miles north.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–48°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.