FR 158 — Hoover Mountain in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 158 — Hoover Mountain in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Judith-Musselshell Ranger District

21 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 6,417 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 260 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 26%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Hoover Mountain stands 1,068 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles north.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year… Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–48°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.