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.
Approaching Beartooth Pass from the east
The sign marking the beginning of Beartooth Highway at the exit to Yellowstone National Park
Beartooth Highway weaving its way through the Beartooth Mountains
The Beartooth Highway after the snow is plowed in the spring.
A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six "intrinsic qualities": archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic. The program was established by Congress in 1991 to preserve and protect the nation's scenic but often less-traveled roads and promote tourism and economic development. The National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP) is administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
The Frontier Pathways National Scenic and Historic Byway as it passes through Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado
A sign indicating the National Scenic Byway designation for the Creole Nature Trail
