FR 60794 — Edith Peak Trailhead in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 60794 — Edith Peak Trailhead in MT

Road corridorLolo NF, Ninemile Ranger District

0.9 mi from Frenchtown

Maps 3,450 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Lolo National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • Edith Peak stands 3,335 ft above the map pin, 5.7 miles north.
  • Edith Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 32–56°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.