Beartooth Highway | |
|---|---|
 Beartooth Highway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Park Service | |
| Length | 68.7 mi[1] (110.6 km) |
| Existed | June 4, 1936–present |
| Component highways |  US 212 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | US 212 at the Northeast Entrance Station of Yellowstone National Park |
 WYO 296 near Beartooth Lake | |
| East end |  US 212 / MT 78 in Red Lodge |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| Highway system | |
 Approaching Beartooth Pass from the east | |
| Elevation | 10,947 ft (3,337 m) |
| Traversed by | US 212 |
| Location | Wyoming, United States |
| Range | Beartooth Mountains |
| Coordinates | 44°58.1′N 109°27.9′W / 44.9683°N 109.4650°W |
  Location in the United States  Location in Wyoming | |
The Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road in the western United States on a section of U.S. Route 212 in Montana and Wyoming between Red Lodge and the Northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park. It crests at Beartooth Pass in Wyoming at 10,947 feet (3,337 m) above sea level, and was called "the most beautiful drive in America," by late CBS News correspondent Charles Kuralt.[2] Because of heavy snowfall at the top, the pass is usually open for about five months per year, from mid-May to mid-October, weather conditions permitting.[3]
- ^ "Beartooth Highway". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ Kulbacki, Michael; McCauley, Bert & Moler, Steve (July–August 2006). "An Orphaned Highway". Public Roads. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
- ^ Beartooth Highway Points of Interest, Red Lodge Montana Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2010-08-25.