Gibbons Pass (FR 1260) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

36 mi from Salmon

Maps 7,019 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

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Rough

All 1.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
Near Saddle Mountain.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.6: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Lewis and Clark Ridge stands 1,165 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles northwest.

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 29–48°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Gibbons Pass (FR 1260) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access