Chief Joseph Scenic Byway

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Chief Joseph Scenic Byway is a picturesque highway in northwestern Wyoming known for its dramatic mountain scenery and historic route connected to the flight of the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
scenic byway
associatedEvent flight of the Nez Perce
linked to: Nez Perce War
associatedWith Nez Perce
connectsTo Beartooth Highway
U.S. Route 212 NERFINISHED
Wyoming Highway 120
Yellowstone National Park
crosses Dead Indian Pass
hasApproximateLength about 46 miles
hasFeature steep grades and switchbacks near Dead Indian Pass
hasHistoricalSignificance follows part of the route taken during the 1877 Nez Perce flight
hasInterpretiveSignageAbout Chief Joseph
Nez Perce flight of 1877
linked to: Nez Perce War
hasNearbyTown Cody, Wyoming
Cooke City, Montana
hasRecreationalAccessTo campgrounds in the Absaroka Range
hiking areas in Shoshone National Forest
hasRoadSurface paved
hasRoadType two-lane highway
hasScenicDesignation Wyoming Scenic Byway
hasSeasonalCondition can be affected by winter weather
hasStateHighwayDesignation Wyoming Highway 296
isAccessRouteTo northeast entrance region of Yellowstone National Park
isPartOf Greater Yellowstone region
knownFor dramatic mountain scenery
historic route
locatedIn United States
Wyoming
locatedInRegion northwestern Wyoming
managedBy Wyoming Department of Transportation
linked to: WYDOT
namedAfter Chief Joseph
offersViewOf Absaroka Mountains
linked to: Absaroka Range

Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River canyon
linked to: Clarks Fork Canyon
passesThrough Absaroka Range
Shoshone National Forest
popularFor motorcycle touring
photography
sightseeing
wildlife viewing
primaryUse tourism

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Park County, Wyoming hasAttraction Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
Park County, Wyoming hasAttraction Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
subject linked to: Park County
Sunlight Basin accessedFrom Chief Joseph Scenic Byway