Beartooth Highway (U.S. Route 212 over Beartooth Pass)

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U.S. highway segment mountain road scenic highway

Beartooth Highway (U.S. Route 212 over Beartooth Pass) is a high-altitude, scenic mountain road in Montana and Wyoming renowned for its dramatic switchbacks, alpine vistas, and seasonal access to the northeastern region of Yellowstone National Park.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Beartooth Highway (portion) 1
Beartooth Highway 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. highway segment ⓘ
mountain road ⓘ
scenic highway ⓘ
accessesRegionOf northeastern Yellowstone National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionCompleted 1936 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crosses Beartooth Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
designation U.S. Route 212 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature hairpin turns ⓘ
high mountain plateaus ⓘ
steep grades ⓘ
hazard rapidly changing weather ⓘ
rockslides ⓘ
snow and ice ⓘ
highestPoint Beartooth Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPointElevation about 10947 feet ⓘ
about 3337 meters ⓘ
knownFor alpine vistas ⓘ
dramatic switchbacks ⓘ
high elevation ⓘ
seasonal access ⓘ
locatedIn Montana ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
maintainedBy U.S. federal and state transportation agencies ⓘ
mountainRange Beartooth Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Beartooth Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Cooke City, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Red Lodge, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yellowstone National Park Northeast Entrance NERFINISHED ⓘ
offersViewOf alpine tundra ⓘ
glacial lakes ⓘ
snow-capped peaks ⓘ
opened 1936 ⓘ
partOf U.S. Route 212 NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularFor cycling ⓘ
motorcycle touring ⓘ
photography ⓘ
recreational driving ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
providesAccessTo Yellowstone National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
roadType two-lane paved highway ⓘ
seasonalStatus typically closed in winter ⓘ
typically open late spring through early fall ⓘ
stateHighwayNumber US 212 NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismImportance major scenic route to Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
traverses Custer Gallatin National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shoshone National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Northeast Entrance near Cooke City → roadAccessVia → Beartooth Highway (U.S. Route 212 over Beartooth Pass) ⓘ
Park County, Wyoming → hasAttraction → Beartooth Highway (U.S. Route 212 over Beartooth Pass) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beartooth Highway (portion)