Miller Ridge (FR 6478) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Miller Ridge (FR 6478) in MT

Road corridorHelena-Lewis and Clark NF, Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District

13 mi from White Sulphur Springs

Maps 6,225 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 12/1–8/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 7.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Coxcombe Butte.
  • Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 7.1 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Buffalo Spring lies 0.2 mi off.

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 24–50°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.