Red Mountain in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Red Mountain in UT

Road corridorBLM, Vernal

5.3 mi from Maeser

Maps 6,080 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

BLM Vernal Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 16%, 60% of it on a shelf.
  • Estimated climb: 1,400 ft, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Red Mountain stands 1,695 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles northeast.

Rules

  • Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–61°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.