Unnamed road near Rishel Peak — 70.87 mi in UT -- Camping Rules & Access
Unnamed road near Rishel Peak — 70.87 mi in UT
Road corridorBLM, Salt Lake
9.0 mi from Wendover
Maps 4,504 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 14 days
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Road Access
Extreme
- Road difficulty 5 of 5: an extreme drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained only for low-range 4WD, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 22%, 40% of it on a shelf.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 6 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.9 and mile 12.2: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.9 miles off.
- Rishel Peak stands 1,698 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles southeast.
Rules
- Free dispersed camping is allowed throughout BLM Utah-managed lands except where posted. There are no fees, permits or passes associated with dispersed camping.…There is a 14-day camping limit while occupying any campsite on BLM-managed lands.
- Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
Climate averages
October normals 40–64°F, 0.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.