73.9 km
Length
+1,113 m
Ascent
−1,764 m
Descent
2,463 m
Highest point
6
Hairpins
10.5%
Max gradient
1h 39min
Drive time (approx.)
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway map
73.9 km · 6 hairpins · 2,463 m

Elevation profile

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What does Chief Joseph Scenic Byway look like?

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Npnht-near-leadore-idaho-082011-rogermpterson-005 (6819443976) · Forest Service Northern Region from Missoula, MT, USA · Public domain
Npnht-dead-indian-summit-chief-joseph-scenic-by-way-062013-rogermpeterson (50902296803)
Npnht-dead-indian-summit-chief-joseph-scenic-by-way-062013-rogermpeterson (50902296803) · Forest Service - Northern Region · Public domain
Npnht-sunlight-creek-bridge-chief-joseph-scenic-by-way-062013-rogermpeterson-001 (50903120437)
Npnht-sunlight-creek-bridge-chief-joseph-scenic-by-way-062013-rogermpeterson-001 (50903120437) · Forest Service - Northern Region · Public domain
Wyoming (44067911944)
Wyoming (44067911944) · George Bannister from Woodville, MS, USA · CC BY 2.0
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Wyoming (44787655851) · George Bannister from Woodville, MS, USA · CC BY 2.0

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Start and finish

Start
Park County
44.93003, -109.72615
Finish
Park County
44.72713, -109.21763

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

1
Painter Outpost 10.0 km · 1,981 m

Parking

15
Reef Creek 19.3 km · 2,028 m
14 unnamed places along the road, from 11.8 km to 72.0 km.

Toilets

3
3 unnamed places along the road, from 11.9 km to 52.4 km.

Viewpoints

5
Sunlight Bridge Overlook 37.7 km · 1,827 m
Dead Indian Overlook 52.4 km · 2,460 m
3 unnamed places along the road, from 37.7 km to 62.2 km.