Hanson Gulch (FR 78080) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Hanson Gulch (FR 78080) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
3.0 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)
Maps 5,650 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–1.2 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
- All 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 290 ft over 1.2 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
- Sunday Ridge stands 1,151 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 27–55°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.