{
  "name": "Beartooth Highway",
  "slug": "beartooth-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/beartooth-highway/",
  "summary": "Switchbacks to nearly 11,000 ft on the Montana–Wyoming line.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "US 212"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Montana",
    "start": {
      "name": "Red Lodge",
      "lat": 45.185953,
      "lon": -109.246598
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Cooke City",
      "lat": 45.021743,
      "lon": -109.932273
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 64,
    "lengthKm": 103,
    "driveMinutes": 134,
    "corners": 36,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 3338.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "High altitude and thin air",
    "Snow and storms even in summer",
    "Long unguarded climbs",
    "Closed by snow, roughly mid-October to late May"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pilot-Index overlook",
    "Crazy Creek",
    "Pilot & Index"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 628
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}