The Bighorn Scenic Byway & Medicine Wheel Passage

217.2 km
Length
+2,391 m
Ascent
−2,759 m
Descent
2,754 m
Highest point
11.8%
Max gradient
4h 50min
Drive time (approx.)
The Bighorn Scenic Byway & Medicine Wheel Passage map
217.2 km · 2,754 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile1 100 m1 600 m2 100 m2 600 m0 km25 km50 km75 km100 km125 km150 km175 km200 km2 743 m

What does The Bighorn Scenic Byway & Medicine Wheel Passage look like?

Shell Falls
Shell Falls · Liz Lawley · CC BY-SA 2.0
U.S. Route 14 in Wyoming (34631099060)
U.S. Route 14 in Wyoming (34631099060) · Adam Moss from Tonawanda, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
Yra-cropped (2811450126)
Yra-cropped (2811450126) · Russell Harrison Photography from Raleigh, NC, US · CC BY-SA 2.0
Antique Cars - Cody, Wyoming - panoramio
Antique Cars - Cody, Wyoming - panoramio · tmastro · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cassies - Cody, Wyoming - panoramio
Cassies - Cody, Wyoming - panoramio · tmastro · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start and finish

Start
Cody
44.51405, -109.10216
Finish
Sheridan County
44.91700, -107.15162

Stages

  1. Stage 1 68.4 km
  2. Stage 2 70.1 km
  3. Stage 3 78.7 km

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

30
The Cody Cattle Company 0.0 km · 1,543 m
Cassies Supper Club & Dance Hall 0.8 km · 1,539 m
Bubba’s Bar-B-Que 1.6 km · 1,536 m
Pizza Hut 2.5 km · 1,534 m
Sunset House 2.8 km · 1,534 m
Chinatown Chinese Buffet 3.6 km · 1,527 m
The Meatery 3.7 km · 1,527 m
Millstone Pizza Company & Brewery 3.8 km · 1,527 m
Proud Cut Saloon 4.1 km · 1,526 m
Cody Steakhouse 4.3 km · 1,525 m
Gasthaus Cardi 4.3 km · 1,525 m
The beta coffeehouse 4.4 km · 1,524 m
17 more
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 215.6 km.

Fuel

15
Sinclair Gas Station 0.3 km · 1,542 m
Conoco 0.7 km · 1,540 m
Sinclair 4.5 km · 1,523 m
Conoco 5.4 km · 1,549 m
Maverick 5.5 km · 1,550 m
Maverik 94.9 km · 1,155 m
Conoco 94.9 km · 1,156 m
Murdoch Oil Company 95.2 km · 1,156 m
Sinclair 95.2 km · 1,156 m
Cenex 95.4 km · 1,156 m
Sinclair 206.3 km · 1,195 m
Cenex gas station 215.2 km · 1,149 m
3 unnamed places along the road, from 0.3 km to 215.2 km.

Parking

119
Church Parking 3.1 km · 1,530 m
RV parking 3.1 km · 1,530 m
117 unnamed places along the road, from 0.4 km to 216.0 km.

Toilets

9
Pit Toilet 146.0 km · 2,285 m
Pit Toilet 194.2 km · 1,795 m
7 unnamed places along the road, from 2.6 km to 194.2 km.

EV chargers

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 3.1 km to 3.1 km.

Viewpoints

21
Beef trail 132.5 km · 1,555 m
Copmans tomb 132.5 km · 1,554 m
Scenic Viewpoint 142.8 km · 2,137 m
Scenic Viewpoint 156.0 km · 2,730 m
Scenic Viewpoint 169.4 km · 2,436 m
Scenic Viewpoint 174.1 km · 2,340 m
Scenic Viewpoint 177.5 km · 2,435 m
Scenic Viewpoint 178.3 km · 2,477 m
Scenic Viewpoint 183.6 km · 2,402 m
Scenic Viewpoint 189.4 km · 2,083 m
Scenic Viewpoint 190.1 km · 2,046 m
Fallen City Scenic Viewpoint 190.1 km · 2,044 m
2 more
7 unnamed places along the road, from 7.5 km to 195.1 km.

Rest areas

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 91.4 km to 91.4 km.