The Beartooth Highway (US Rt. 212) is a scenic 68-mile road that connects Red Lodge, Montana, to the Northeastern Gate of Yellowstone National Park. The highest elevation point is 10,947 feet, making it the highest road in the Northern Rockies. Due to the snowpack, the road is open only from about Memorial Day until mid-October. The views are beyond description.
Pilot Peak in the Absaroka Range in Wyoming
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Rock Creek Vista Point
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View at Rock Creek Vista Point
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Alpine Wildflowers
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Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon montanus)
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A Herd of Mountain Goats above the Tree Line
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Beartooth Highway Wildflowers
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The Beartooth Mountains were primarily formed from uplift and erosion.
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Breathtaking Mountain View on the Beartooth Highway
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Sticky Polemonium (Polemonium viscosum)
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Snow on the Beartooth Highway in late June
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Sticky Geranium (Geranium viscosissimum)
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Beartooth Falls
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Bear Tracks
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Mountain Views along the Beartooth Highway
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Littleaf Pussytoes (Antennaria microphylla)
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Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii)
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Green Gentain (Frasera speciosa) is a perennial wildflower that will only flower once, then die.
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Beautiful Rock Formations
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Elk Thistle (Cirsium scariosum)
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Cinquefoil (Potentilla species)
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Beartooth Pass-Elevation 10,947 Feet
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Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Eritrichium nanum)
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Beartooth Lake, Elevation 8900 Feet
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Beartooth Highway Wildflowers
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Alpine Vetch (Triffolium dasphyllum)
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Alpine Glacial Lake
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Alpine Milkvetch (Astragalus alpinus)
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