Driving the road to Miller Lake in MT is not a piece of cake
Miller Lake is a high mountain lake at an elevation of 2.571m (8,435ft) above the sea level, located in Deer Lodge County, in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana.
Set high south of Anaconda, the road to the summit is totally unpaved. 4x4 vehicle required. Winter is deep in snow, so the road is usually impassable from late October through late June or early July (depending on snow). Elks, wolves, mule deer, sheep, moose, badgers, coyotes, and black bears can be seen along the trail. This road leads to and across the small dam at the end of the lake.
The road tops out at 2.613m (8,572ft) above the sea level. It’s very steep, hitting a 15% of maximum gradient through some of the ramps. Starting at the paved Mill Creek Road, the road to the lake is 16.6 km (10.31 miles) long.