{
  "name": "Bighorn Scenic Byway",
  "slug": "bighorn-scenic-byway-us14",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/bighorn-scenic-byway-us14/",
  "summary": "US 14 climbs from Dayton past Sibley Lake and Burgess Junction to 9,033-foot Granite Pass, then drops through the switchbacks of Shell Canyon, past Shell Falls, to Shell on the western side of the Bighorn Mountains.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "US 14"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Wyoming",
    "start": {
      "name": "Dayton",
      "lat": 44.877652,
      "lon": -107.262727
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Shell",
      "lat": 44.535384,
      "lon": -107.780005
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 57.1,
    "lengthKm": 91.9,
    "driveMinutes": 114,
    "corners": 80,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 2753.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Can close for short periods in heavy snow in winter and early spring",
    "Steep grades in Shell Canyon, with the steepest quarter mile around 11.5 percent",
    "Falling rock advisories on the canyon sections",
    "Moose, elk and deer in the forest",
    "Limited services in Shell and Dayton, with full services at Greybull and Sheridan"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Bighorn National Forest Overlook",
    "Steamboat Point",
    "Sibley Lake viewpoint",
    "Burgess Junction",
    "Shell Falls"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 609
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; 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": "2026-10-11"
}