Mine 8.4 (FR 1119.K) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Mine 8.4 (FR 1119.K) in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin NG
7.3 mi from Wright
Maps 4,802 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.8–1.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 3 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Thunder Basin Number 10 Dam.
- Estimated climb: 250 ft over 1.2 miles, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 64%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Climate averages
October normals 32–59°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.