Beartooth Pass Reopens
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Contact: Al Nash, 307-344-2015 Contact: Stacy Vallie, 307-344-2015
National Park Service Yellowstone National Park ---------------------------------------------------- Beartooth Highway Reopens Road crews from Yellowstone National Park were able to clear snow from the last high elevation section of the Beartooth Highway to reopen the road to through traffic late Sunday morning. The Beartooth Highway is the section of US-212 which links Red Lodge, Montana, with Cooke City, Silver Gate, and the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The road has been closed more than it has been open since the Memorial Day holiday weekend, as crews from the park and the Montana Department of Transportation have struggled with the impacts of recurring, late season snowstorms. The road over Dunraven Pass between Canyon Junction and Tower Fall reopened to travel late last week. All park entrances and all roads inside Yellowstone National Park are once again open to travel. Now that sunshine and warmer temperatures have arrived, the park’s rivers and streams are running high and fast. Visitors are urged to be careful around these swollen, dangerous waterways. Hikers are also urged to check with visitor centers for information on bear activity and possible trail closures. Updated trail information is available at park visitor centers and backcountry offices or by calling Yellowstone’s Central Backcountry Office at 307-344-2160 during normal business hours. Updated Yellowstone National Park road information is available at all visitor centers and entrance stations. Current road information is available 24 hours a day by calling 307-344-2117.
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Did You Know?
There were no wolves in Yellowstone in 1994. The wolves that were reintroduced in 1995 and 1996 thrived and there are now over 300 of their descendents living in the Greater Yellowstone Area.