Beartooth Highway

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. 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.

Beartooth Highway

Beartooth Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by National Park Service
Length68.7 mi (110.6 km)
ExistedJune 4, 1936 (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
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
Highway system
  • Scenic Byways
  • National
  • National Forest
  • BLM
  • NPS
  • Montana Highway System
  • Interstate
  • US
  • State
  • Secondary
Approaching Beartooth Pass from the east
Elevation10,947 ft (3,337 m)
Traversed by US 212
LocationWyoming, United States
RangeBeartooth Mountains
Coordinates44°58.1′N 109°27.9′W
Location in the United States
Location in Wyoming
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