Blacktail CR (FR 8492) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Blacktail CR (FR 8492) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
8.7 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)
Maps 6,555 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–7.9 are inside the of Butte-Silver Bow (balance), whose rules apply there.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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
- 2.4 of this road’s 8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 8 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 26%.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Red Mountain stands 3,482 ft above the map pin, 6.1 miles south.
- A pond lies 0.9 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 28–50°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.