N 163 Hat Point (FR 4240000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
N 163 Hat Point (FR 4240000) in OR
Road corridorWallowa-Whitman NF
24 mi from Enterprise
Maps 2,067 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–2.7 and 6.3–10.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 6.8 of this road’s 29.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.8 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 6,900 ft over 29.9 miles through 16 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 54%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 5.4 and mile 23.8: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Hartshorn Butte stands 2,613 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles northwest.
- Imnaha River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 44–64°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.