Blue Mountain (FR 717) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

27 mi from Hamilton

Maps 5,978 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 12/2–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonWEAK

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Rough

All 7.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 6.4 miles of it dirt.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 6 switchbacks.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles 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 29–52°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Blue Mountain (FR 717) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access