How long is Beartooth Highway?

Beartooth Highway runs about 69 miles along US-212. Drive time: about 1 h 45 min one way.

Where is Beartooth Highway?

Beartooth Highway is in Montana / Wyoming, following US-212.

How high does Beartooth Highway climb?

The high point is 10,947 ft at Beartooth Pass.

What's the best app to track a drive on Beartooth Highway?

Open Road records the whole run and saves it to your drive log with the route, distance and drive time, and the road joins your map of every road you have driven. It is on iPhone and Android.

Driving Roads / Beartooth Highway

Beartooth Highway

This 69-mile run between Red Lodge and Cooke City zigzags up steep switchbacks to the 10,947-foot Beartooth Pass, one of the highest paved roads in the Northern Rockies. It runs about 69 miles along US-212 in Montana / Wyoming. Drive time: about 1 h 45 min one way.

Length

about 69 mi

Drive time

about 1 h 45 min

High point

10,947 ft at Beartooth Pass

Best time to go: Late May to mid October. Generally open from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through mid October; snow can close it temporarily even in summer.

Map of Beartooth Highway from Red Lodge, MT to Cooke City, MT — Route: Red Lodge, MT to Cooke City, MT, about 63.8 mi. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map

Sources: Length · High point · Best time. Drive time is the route time for the mapped route without stops, from Mapbox.

What to track on Beartooth Highway

Record the switchback climb to the pass and the whole road lands on your map. Cornering and the views are the story here, not top speed.

High-altitude switchbacks with snow possible even in summer; slow for hairpins and watch for changing weather and ice in shaded sections.

Record your run on Beartooth Highway

Open Road keeps every drive: the route on a map, the time and the distance. On iPhone and Android.

Questions, answered

How long is Beartooth Highway?: Beartooth Highway runs about 69 miles along US-212. Drive time: about 1 h 45 min one way.
Where is Beartooth Highway?: Beartooth Highway is in Montana / Wyoming, following US-212.
How high does Beartooth Highway climb?: The high point is 10,947 ft at Beartooth Pass.
When is the best time to drive Beartooth Highway?: Late May to mid October. Generally open from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through mid October; snow can close it temporarily even in summer.
What's the best app to track a drive on Beartooth Highway?: Open Road records the whole run and saves it to your drive log with the route, distance and drive time, and the road joins your map of every road you have driven. It is on iPhone and Android.