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Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains, MT

Beartooth Highway (US-212)

Climbs to nearly 11,000 ft between Red Lodge, MT and Yellowstone's NE entrance — switchbacks with some of the most dramatic alpine views of any US road.

Length

68 mi

Sinuosity

1.8x

Turns/mile

3

Elevation gain

5,000 ft

Good to know

Best season
July-September
Typical speed limit
35 mph
Surface
Seasonal, typically open Memorial Day through mid-October only.

Source

Real, well-documented alpine highway (CNN/Sunset have called it "America's most beautiful drive"). Sinuosity/turns-per-mile computed from actual OSRM route geometry (matched within 1% of curated length).