Black Cat Gulch (FR 5465) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Ninemile Ranger District

2.3 mi from Frenchtown

1.3 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 3,178 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

2.7 of this road’s 7.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.6 miles of dirt.
Near Edith Peak Trailhead.
Estimated climb: 2,800 ft over 7.6 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 37%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Gates 5 and 5.8 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Fournier Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
Charity Peak stands 3,379 ft above the map pin, 5.0 miles northeast.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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

October normals 34–57°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Black Cat Gulch (FR 5465) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access