Weird Tom (FR 13256) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Weird Tom (FR 13256) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, Darby Ranger District

23 mi from Hamilton

Maps 5,362 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.5–0.9 and 14.6–15.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Bitterroot National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/2–10/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 10 of this road’s 12.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.9 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Shining Mountain Dam.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 43 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Blue Mountain stands 2,094 ft above the map pin, 6.0 miles east.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–55°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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