North Rye-Mine (FR 1126) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Darby Ranger District

16 mi from Hamilton

Maps 5,191 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

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StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

1.5 of this road’s 11.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 10.7 miles of it dirt.
Near Deer Mountain.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Winds through 26 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Deer Mountain stands 2,094 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles west.
Cat House Creek runs 1.1 mi off.

National Forests in Montana:…Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). (see appendix A).
Camping rules

October normals 34–55°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

North Rye-Mine (FR 1126) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access