Edith Peak (FR 476-1) in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Ninemile Ranger District

8.0 mi from Frenchtown

3.0 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 3,421 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.9–6 and 11.7–12.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 6/16–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

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Difficult

12 of this road’s 27.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 27 miles of it dirt.
Near Grand Menard Picnic Site.
Estimated climb: 6,600 ft over 27.2 miles through 22 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate 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.
Ch-paa-qn Peak stands 4,561 ft above the map pin, 5.9 miles north.
A reservoir lies 0.4 mi off.

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 32–57°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Edith Peak (FR 476-1) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access