Mona Pole Road (FR 70600) in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mona Pole Road (FR 70600) in UT

Road corridorUinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, Spanish Fork Ranger District

3.2 mi from Mona

1.7 mi off I-15 (straight line)

Maps 6,117 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.5–4.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 4.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Privateer Mine.
  • Estimated climb: 3,100 ft over 4.8 miles through 12 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 26% and pitches to 34%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Water crossings 3.9, 4.1 and 4.4 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Mount Nebo stands 5,755 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles southeast.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–62°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.