Section of Beartooth Highway closed Thursday, inclement weather expected
COOKE CITY, Mont. (KIFI) - The Beartooth Highway (US-212) between the Long Lake barricade, near the Top of the World store, and the Montana/Wyoming state line will closed for the season on Thursday.
Ice and snow is in the forecast and hazardous driving conditions are expected. Â
This section of the Beartooth Highway was scheduled to close on October 12 at 8 a.m.
Travel east of Cooke City, Montana (Yellowstone’s Northeast Entrance), to Chief Joseph Scenic Byway is possible until early November.
For road status, visit MT DOT and WY DOT.