{
  "name": "Snowy Range Scenic Byway",
  "slug": "snowy-range-scenic-byway-wy130",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/snowy-range-scenic-byway-wy130/",
  "summary": "WY 130 climbs west from Centennial across the Medicine Bow Mountains, over a summit above 10,800 feet past Libby Flats, Mirror Lake and Lake Marie, then drops through Ryan Park to the North Platte valley and Saratoga.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "WY 130"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Wyoming",
    "start": {
      "name": "Centennial",
      "lat": 41.297352,
      "lon": -106.123047
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Saratoga",
      "lat": 41.454716,
      "lon": -106.807692
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 49,
    "lengthKm": 78.9,
    "driveMinutes": 98,
    "corners": 23,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 3306.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Closed in winter between about mile markers 36 and 48, usually from November to Memorial Day weekend",
    "Spring snowstorms can leave the pass impassable overnight, even after it reopens",
    "Narrow road with no passing lanes",
    "Advisory limits of 15 to 20 mph through the twisty summit section",
    "Moose and other wildlife on or crossing the road"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "lakes",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Old Corral Hotel and Restaurant",
    "Libby Flats Observation Point",
    "Lake Marie",
    "Mirror Lake Picnic Area",
    "Ryan Park Campground"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 361
  },
  "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"
}