Powder Gulch (FR 78082) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Powder Gulch (FR 78082) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
5.0 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)
Maps 6,077 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.2–7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–4.2 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 7.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 7.6 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 41%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
- Burnt Mountain stands 2,308 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles west.
Climate averages
October normals 25–53°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.