Beartooth Highway
Beartooth Highway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Park Service | |
| Length | 68.7 mi (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 |
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.