Ditch-Buck (FR 5715) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Ditch-Buck (FR 5715) in MT
Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District
36 mi from Hamilton
Maps 4,566 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 6.3–6.6 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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Road Access
Difficult
- 14.9 of this road’s 29.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 26.9 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,600 ft over 29.1 miles through 65 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 48%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Piquett Mountain stands 4,267 ft above the map pin, 4.5 miles east.
- West Fork Bitterroot River runs 0.1 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–55°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.