Shorty (FR 78223) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Shorty (FR 78223) in MT

Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF

17 mi from Butte-Silver Bow (balance)

Maps 6,620 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 210 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 25%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Sheepshead Mountain rises 4.8 miles northeast.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–50°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.