Medicine MTN-Little MTN (FR 12) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Medicine MTN-Little MTN (FR 12) in WY
Road corridorBighorn NF, Medicine Wheel Ranger District
21 mi from Lovell
Maps 8,020 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Motor-vehicle season 7/2–11/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 6.8 of this road’s 11 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.8 miles of it dirt.
- Near Mexican Hill.
- Estimated climb: 970 ft over 11 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 36%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard 10.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 9: .
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
- Medicine Mountain stands 1,934 ft above the map pin, 5.4 miles southeast.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 27–45°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.