Beartooth Highway
Scenic road in Montana and Wyoming, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Route information | |
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Maintained by National Park Service | |
Length | 68.7 mi[1] (110.6 km) |
Existed | June 4, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-06-04)–present |
Component highways | US 212 |
Major junctions | |
West end | US 212 at the Northeast Entrance Station of Yellowstone National Park |
Major intersections | WYO 296 near Beartooth Lake |
East end | US 212 / MT 78 in Red Lodge |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
Highway system | |
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 |
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