Sula Peak (FR 5727) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sula Peak (FR 5727) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Sula Ranger District

28 mi from Hamilton

Maps 4,343 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

Rough
  • All 3.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 2.3 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 3.7 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 19%.
  • 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.

Known camping along this road at mile 0.1: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Sula Peak stands 1,848 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles east.
  • East 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 30–57°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.