East Piquett (FR 731) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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East Piquett (FR 731) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

27 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,207 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Bitterroot 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
  • 1.6 of this road’s 16.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.3 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 22 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
  • Trapper Peak stands 5,921 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles west.
  • West Fork Bitterroot River runs 0.1 mi off.

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 32–59°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.