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Beartooth Highway: Where Native Americans and the US Army Once Roamed

13 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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The video segment introduces the Beartooth Highway (Highway 212), a roughly 70‑mile stretch linking Montana and Wyoming that traverses the Beartooth Mountains and offers dramatic alpine scenery. It outlines the corridor’s deep historical roots, noting that Native American peoples long used the pass for travel. The narrative then highlights two early U.S. Army incursions: an 1871 expedition returning from a Yellowstone National Park inspection, and a 1872 journey led by Civil War General Philip Sheridan with 120 men, who relied on the guidance of local hunter Suku Greer. The passage frames the highway as both a modern scenic route and a historic thoroughfare.

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The Beartooth Highway is also known as Highway 212. It's about 70 miles that runs between Montana and Wyoming. It crosses over the pass and offers its spectacular mountain views. Some of the history goes back to the Native Americans who have used it for a long time to cross over this Beartooth Mountains. Then in 1871, the U.S. Army crossed the pass. while returning from inspecting the Yellowstone National Park. And in 1872, Civil War General Philip Sheridan and 120 men passed across while returning from another inspection of Yellowstone National Park as well. Sheridan followed the advice of a hunter named Suku Greer, who was familiar with the Beartooth Mountain Pass.