Upper Jacktop (FR 8327) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Upper Jacktop (FR 8327) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

32 mi from Dillon

Maps 7,544 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

Rough
  • All 6.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 3.3 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Baldy Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Baldy Mountain stands 2,071 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–48°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.