beartooth scenic byway Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/beartooth-scenic-byway Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:17:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 CHIEF JOSEPH SCENIC BYWAY http://travelsfinders.com/chief-joseph-scenic-byway.html http://travelsfinders.com/chief-joseph-scenic-byway.html#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:46:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=207175 NOTE: Wyoming Highway 296 is described here from east to west. Instead of taking the Beartooth Highway, you may choose to reach the Northeast Entrance via another beautiful mountain pass, using Wyoming Highway 296, the Chief Joseph Highway. Dead Indian Pass (the former name for this entire route) is nearly 3000 feet (900 m) lower than Beartooth Pass, so this route receives somewhat less snow and is plowed (though not daily) in winter. Why Was This Route Named Dead Indian Pass? The marker at the summit of the Chief Joseph Highway attributes the name Dead Indian Pass to an incident

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