MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Beartooth Highway
Red Lodge to Cooke City
- Distance
- 64 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 44m
- Climb
- 6,988 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- July to September. Snow can fall on the plateau in any month.
- Closures
- Usually closed by snow from mid October to late May; opening dates vary, and storms can close it in summer.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Red Lodge and Cooke City. None on the plateau.
- Watch For
- Cold, wind and sudden storms above treeline, sharp switchbacks, frost heaves, wildlife and snowbanks that leave water on the road.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
The Beartooth Highway on US 212 climbs from Red Lodge through switchbacks onto the Beartooth Plateau and crosses Beartooth Pass at nearly 11,000 feet, then descends past alpine lakes to Cooke City at the northeast entrance to Yellowstone. It is an All-American Road and one of the highest paved roads in the Northern Rockies.
Stops
- StartRed Lodge
- FinishCooke City
