Hidden Hand (FR 5172) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Hidden Hand (FR 5172) in MT
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Miles 2–2.7 and 3.3–4.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 5.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 5.1 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 30%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Sugarloaf Mountain stands 2,392 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles east.
- North Fork Cottonwood Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 28–52°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.