At the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park,
Cooke City is an alpine village with snow much of the
year. It is perhaps most famous for the road that connects
Cooke City with Red Lodge. Called "the most scenic drive
in America" by Charles Kuralt, the Beartooth Pass Highway
(US 212) with dramatic switchbacks traverses the spectacular
Beartooth Range of south central Montana. The pass is
open only in summer months (approx. June-October); however,
the town is accessible by the Mammoth Hot Springs entrance
at Yellowstone Park (Highway 89) in the winter. Impressive
high mountain peaks and valleys abound.
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~CREDITS~
Commercials:
Honda, Yamaha Snowmobile, American Express, Ford,
Ivory Soap, Lexus, Lincoln Mercury, OshKosh, Snapper
Snow Thrower. Still Shoots: Hi Tek Boots,
Range Rover, Yamaha, Kelty. Television: American
Justice.
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~ACCOMMODATIONS~
16 hotels/motels, with 160 rooms
10 restaurants
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~CITY OFFICIALS~
Courthouse (406)222-4100
(Cooke City is not incorporated)
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~MEDIA~
Newspapers:
Livingston
Enterprise (406)222-2000
Billings Gazette (Billings)
(406)657-1200 .........................
Carbon County News (406)446-2222
Television:
KTVQ (Billings) (406)252-5611
.... KULR (Billings) (406)656-8000 .....
KSVI (Billings) (406)652-4743 |
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~SPECIAL
LOCATIONS~
Alpine and subalpine scenery,
snow fields, old mining towns, lakes and waterfalls, Beartooth Pass, Yellowstone
National Park
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~AIRPORT~
* See Billings/Bozeman/Red Lodge
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~PUBLIC LANDS~
Custer Nat'l Forest (406)657-6205 Gallatin Nat'l Forest
(406)587-6703 Yellowstone National Park
(307) 344-2012
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~UTILITIES~
Power:
Flathead Electric: (406)751-4483 Telephone:
Qwest (800)603-6000
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~SAFETY AND SECURITY~
Fire Department (406)838-2244 Highway Patrol
(406)388-3190 (summer)
(406)444-3780
(winter)
Police (406)222-3668
Sheriff (406)222-4172 |
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| AREA
CONTACT |
Chamber of Commerce
(President) (406)838-2332
(VP) (406)838-2393
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| POPULATION |
| 90 |
| ELEVATION |
| 7,553 ft. |
| WEATHER |
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