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Pull-thru
USFSKootenai National Forest · Montana
MT. Baldy-Buckhorn Ridge
Overview The Mount Baldy - Buckhorn Ridge Lookout sits at an elevation of 6,529 feet in the Kootenai National Forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.6,161ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents1 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Missoula7h29real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 6,161 ft, MT. Baldy-Buckhorn Ridge has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 12°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 pull-through. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. Softest on shade.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 19
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 13.
46°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Missoula
215 mi
7h29
02
Helena
336 mi
8h57
03
Bozeman
417 mi
10h46
04
Billings
558 mi
13h07
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 12.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
1
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
1
Peaks
1
Water & Access
To nearest major road
12.3 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.