Beartooth Highway
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Beartooth Highway is a renowned high-altitude scenic roadway in the Rocky Mountains, celebrated for its dramatic switchbacks, alpine vistas, and access to Yellowstone National Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beartooth Highway canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass road
ⓘ
scenic highway ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
about 109 kilometers
ⓘ
about 68 miles ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1936 ⓘ |
| crosses | Beartooth Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation | All-American Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | near Red Lodge, Montana ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
multiple switchbacks
ⓘ
sharp curves ⓘ steep grades ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalStatus |
generally open late spring through early fall
ⓘ
typically closed in winter ⓘ |
| highestElevation |
approximately 10,947 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3,337 meters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to wilderness areas
ⓘ
alpine vistas ⓘ dramatic switchbacks ⓘ high-altitude driving ⓘ scenic overlooks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montana
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyoming ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Cooke City, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Lodge, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Gate, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
alpine plateaus
ⓘ
glacial cirques ⓘ high mountain lakes ⓘ snowfields in summer ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | 1936 ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 212 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | U.S. National Scenic Byways Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Custer National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shoshone National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
cycling
ⓘ
motorcycling ⓘ photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ tourist driving ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo | Yellowstone National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane paved highway ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
rapid weather changes
ⓘ
snowstorms even in summer ⓘ |
| traverses | Beartooth Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | near Cooke City, Montana ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.