USDA Forest Service · Montana
Cable Mountain Campground
USDA Forest Service · Montana, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night Additional Vehicle: $5 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,621 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- FLINT PLACER RD (NFSR 78335) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Philipsburg, MT
About
US Forest Service campground. Cable Mountain Campground is located on 5 wooded acres just three miles away from Georgetown Lake. This campsite has 11 camping units nestled along the North Fork of Flint Creek and offers plenty of shade. Equipped with ADA-accessible toilet, and water. Recommended trailer length is no longer than 22feet. There is a fee of $15.00 per night at this campground. Open season: Late June. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 12° | -28° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 13° | -23° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 18° | 3° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 22° | -5° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 29° | 20° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 39° | 26° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 48° | 35° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 48° | 40° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 41° | 27° | 78° | 4 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 30° | 15° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 22° | -18° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 12° | -3° | 42° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Lodgepole Campground (on Georgetown Lake, Montana) · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 21 sites
- Philipsburg Bay Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 45 sites
- Flint Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Piney Campground and Boat Launch · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 19 sites
- Warm Springs Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
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