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Places
Places in Beartooth Highway
Viewpoints, landmarks, trailheads, and useful stops.
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Beartooth Pass Overlook
Top-of-the-world views at the highway’s 10,947‑ft high point
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Rock Creek Vista Point Overlook
Big canyon views and winding switchbacks from a quick roadside stop
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Vista Point Observation Site
Big Rock Creek Valley views at the Beartooth switchbacks
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Clay Butte Fire Lookout
Historic fire lookout with giant views above the Beartooth Plateau
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Island Lake
Alpine lake with boat ramp, trail access, and quiet high‑country vibe
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Pilot Peak
Roadside panorama of craggy Pilot and Index Peaks
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Beartooth Lake Campground
Lakeside first‑come campground with big views on Beartooth Highway
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Island Lake Campground
Small, lakeside first-come campground with boat ramp and big views
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Red Lodge Visitor Center
Start here for road status, maps, and the smartest Beartooth game plan
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Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area
No‑frills summer turns on a steep alpine headwall
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Cooke City Montana Museum & Visitor Center
Small-town museum with Beartooth history, maps, WiFi, and restrooms
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Crazy Creek Falls
Short walk to a roaring granite slide with big views
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Northeast Entrance Station
Quiet, historic gateway with quickest shot into Lamar Valley
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Red Lodge
Characterful gateway town and launchpad for the Beartooth Highway
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The Cooke City General Store
Historic 1880s mercantile for snacks, groceries, and fishing licenses
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Top of the World Store
Remote pit stop for gas, souvenirs, and alpine views
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Beartooth Butte
Roadside view of fossil-rich red cliffs above Beartooth Lake
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Beartooth Lake
Quiet alpine lake with picnic spots, boat ramp, and paddling
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Twin Lakes
Quick pullout for alpine lakes and big views
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Clark's Fork Overlook
Big-window view into the Clark's Fork canyon from the highway
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Crazy Creek Campground
Small, scenic forest campground by Crazy Creek Falls
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Pilot and Index Peaks Overlook (Yellowstone Overlook)
Big roadside view of spired Pilot and hulking Index Peaks
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Beartooth Falls
Short roadside cascade with an easy walk to photogenic viewpoints
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Bear’s Tooth (Na Piet Say)
Roadside pullout for the namesake spire and big alpine views
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Carbon County Historical Society and Museum
Small‑town museum with a standout coal mine exhibit
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Cooke City
Small gateway town with gas, food, and beds by the pass
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Quad Creek Scenic Overlook
Tiny pullout, huge tundra views over the Quad Creek valley
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Beartooth Ranger District Office
Quick stop for maps, permits, and current highway conditions
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Silver Gate
Tiny gateway hamlet minutes from wildlife-rich Lamar Valley
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