Greenhorn Belt Divide (FR 4161) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Greenhorn Belt Divide (FR 4161) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Townsend Ranger District

22 mi from Helena Valley Southeast

Maps 6,616 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 10.2–11.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/2–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 17 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Needham Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 4,900 ft over 17 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 33%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Bilk Mountain stands 760 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles southwest.

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 28–47°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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