Poker Jim Butte (FR 4801) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Poker Jim Butte (FR 4801) in MT

Road corridorCuster NF, Ashland Ranger District

24 mi from Lame Deer

Maps 4,218 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Custer Gallatin 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
  • 1.3 of this road’s 11.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • O'Dell Reservoir lies 0.9 mi off.

Rules

  • The order says how many days you can stay at one campsite or across several campsites each year. In Montana, the limit is 16 days at one site and 32 days cumulatively.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–59°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.