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Beartooth Highway

US-212 switchbacks up to nearly 11,000 feet across a tundra plateau of alpine lakes and snowfields, then drops to Yellowstone’s quiet northeast entrance.

Red Lodge, MT → Cooke City, MT · ~68 miles · 1 day

Why drive it

“The most beautiful drive in America”.

Charles Kuralt called it the most beautiful drive in America. Tundra in summer, switchbacks that defy belief, and a back door into Yellowstone — seasonal (roughly late May–October).

The signature stops

What to pull over for.

01Red Lodgethe charming start town at the foot of the climbMT02Rock Creek Vistaoverlook above the dizzying switchbacksMT03Beartooth Passthe 10,947-ft summit, snow even in JulyWY04Beartooth Plateaua high tundra of alpine lakes and wildflowersWY05Cooke Citythe end, at Yellowstone’s northeast gateMT

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