Silica Butte (FR 9379) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Silica Butte (FR 9379) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
19 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)
Maps 6,805 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.
- Estimated climb: 490 ft over 1.4 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 21%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Table Mountain stands 3,414 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles northwest.
- East Fork Hell Creek runs 0.5 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 29–50°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.