MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Cloud Peak Skyway
Ten Sleep to Buffalo
- Distance
- 64 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 30m
- Climb
- 6,411 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- June to September.
- Closures
- Kept open in winter, though storms can close it for short periods.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Ten Sleep and Buffalo. Little in between.
- Watch For
- Steep grades in Ten Sleep Canyon, wildlife and cattle, and snow near Powder River Pass outside summer.
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.
US 16 crosses the Bighorn Mountains from Ten Sleep through Ten Sleep Canyon, over Powder River Pass and down to Buffalo. It is the southernmost of the three highways over the range and climbs through limestone canyon walls before reaching open high country.
Stops
- StartTen Sleep
- FinishBuffalo
