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    Wyoming United States #20 Highway Guide

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    0.0
    0.0
    		Welcome to Wyoming
    0.0
    0.0    		 Photo - View from highway
    		 Welcome to Yellowstone National Park,
    0.0
    0.0    		 Junction of National Parks Highway U.S. #191 & U.S.#89
    		 Yellowstone National Parks community of West Thumb. South to community of Grants Village, access to campgrounds. South to Yellowstone National Parks South entrance & Grand Teton National Park, Bridger -Teton National Forest. Note overlap of highways # 89 & #191 end at this point and head south.
    0.2
    0.4    		 Access to West Thumb Geyser Basin
    		 Access to Visitor Information Center. West Thumb Geyser Basin features dump an average of 3,100 (11,733 liters) of geothermally heated water into Yellowstone Lake every day. Despite this volume the lake is only slightly affected very near the shoreline. The average summer temperature of Yellowstone Lake is only 45 degrees F (7 degrees C).
    0.6
    1.0    		 View from highway
    		 Driving east
    1.2
    1.9    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    2.2
    3.6    		 View from highway
    		 Looking south at Yellowstone Lake. With a surface area of 136 square miles, Yellowstone Lake is the largest lake at high elevation (i.e., more than 7,000 ft.) in North America. It is a natural lake, situated at 7,733 ft. above sea level. It is roughly 20 miles long and 14 miles wide with 110 miles of shoreline. It is frozen nearly half the year. It freezes in late December or early January and thaws in late May or early June.
    2.3
    3.7    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    2.5
    4.0    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 South side of highway
    2.7
    4.3    		 Roadside turnout with scenic view area
    		 South side of highway
    2.8
    4.5    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    3.2
    5.2    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    4.0
    6.5    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, north side of highway
    4.3
    7.0    		 Roadside turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    4.7
    7.6    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    5.8
    9.4    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    6.2
    10.0    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Large paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    7.0
    11.3    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Large paved turnout with garbage stand, south side of highway. Photo taken from turnout, looking south at Yellowstone Lake and the Absaroka Mountains
    7.4
    11.9    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    8.3
    13.3    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view point area
    		 Paved turnout, south side of highway
    8.6
    13.8    		 Pumice Point Roadside turnout with scenic view point
    		 South side of highway
    9.1
    14.7    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    10.3
    16.6    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    10.8
    17.3    		 Roadside turnout with information sign
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    11.2
    18.1    		 Large roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    12.7
    20.5    		 Large roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, north side of highway
    13.3
    21.4    		 Large roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    14.0
    22.5    		 Yellowstone National Park Sand Point Picnic Area
    		 Picnic area has 18 picnic tables, with 4 restrooms
    14.5
    23.3    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    14.7
    23.6    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway. Photo taken from roadside turnout.
    14.9
    24.0    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    15.0
    24.1    		 View from highway
    		 Driving east
    15.2
    24.5    		 Gull Point Drive
    15.7
    25.2    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Large paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    17.0
    27.4    		 Yellowstone National Park Bridge Bay Area
    		 Elevation 7735 feet
    17.1
    27.5    		 Access to Yellowstone National Park - Bridge Bay Campground
    		 Bridge Bay Campground has 432 camp sites, the park has flush toilets and a R V dump station.
    18.5
    29.7    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view point area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    18.6
    30.0    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway. Photo taken from roadside turnout. One of Yellowstone's buffalo grazing, by the turnout.
    18.9
    30.4    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    19.2
    30.9    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, north side of highway
    19.9
    32.0    		 Access to community of Lake Village Area
    		 South of highway. The buildings comprising historic Lake Village are figuratively, and literally in some cases, landmarks in the history of the Yellowstone story
    20.1
    32.4    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, north side of highway
    20.4
    32.9    		 Access to Elephant Back Hiking Trail
    		 This trail climbs 800 ft (244 km) in 1-1/2 miles (2.4 km) through a dense lodgepole pine forest. After a mile, the trail splits into a loop. The left fork is the shortest and least steep route to the top. The overlook provides a sweeping panoramic view of Yellowstone Lake and the surrounding area.
    20.8
    33.5    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    21.3
    34.3    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout with vault toilets, south side of highway
    21.4
    34.5    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, north side of highway
    21.5
    34.6    		 Junction of National Park Roadway
    		 North to Canyon Village. North to Yellowstone National Park Canyon Village Campground. North to Tower - Roosevelt. North to Mud Volcano Thermal Area & Sulfhur Caldron Thermal area
    21.6
    34.8    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, north side of highway
    21.7
    35.0    		 Roadside turnout with information sign
    		 North side of highway
    21.8
    35.1    		 Point of Information - View from highway
    		 Crossing Fishing Bridge. The original bridge was built in 1902. It was a rough-hewn corduroy log bridge with a slightly different alignment than the current bridge. The existing bridge was built in 1937. The Fishing Bridge was historically a tremendously popular place to fish. Angling from the bridge was quite good, due to the fact that it was a major spawning area for cutthroat trout. However, because of the decline of the cutthroat population (in part, a result of this practice), the bridge was closed to fishing in 1973. Since that time, it has become a popular place to observe fish.
    22.1
    35.6    		 Services at highway
    		 Fuel, gas, diesel
    22.1
    35.6    		 Community of Fishing Bridge
    		 Access to Fishing Bridge Museum and Visitor Center. The Fishing Bridge Museum was completed in 1931. Built of native rock and stone, it appears to rise out of a rock outcrop. The structure was built to reflect the beauty of nature itself.
    22.9
    36.8    		 Roadside turnout
    		 With access to Pelican Creek Hiking Trails. This short but diverse trail passes through the forest to the lakeshore before looping back across the marsh along Pelican Creek to the trailhead. It is a scenic introduction to a variety of Yellowstone's habitats and a good place for birding.
    22.9
    36.9    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Gravel, no services. Photo taken from roadside turnout.
    23.1
    37.2    		 Point of Information
    		 Crossing Pelican Creek.
    23.2
    37.3    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, both sides of highway
    24.7
    39.7    		 Roadside turnout with access to Storm Point Hiking Trail - Photo view from turnout.
    		 South side of highway. This trail begins in the open meadows overlooking Indian Pond and Yellowstone Lake. The trail passes by the pond before turning right (west) into the forest. It continues through the trees and out to scenic, windswept Storm Point. The rocky area near the point is home to a large colony of yellow-bellied marmots. Following the shoreline to the west, the trail eventually loops through the lodgepole pine forest and returns to Indian Pond.
    25.9
    41.6    		 View from highway
    		 Thermal steam venting along Yellowstone Lake
    28.2
    45.4    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    28.3
    45.6    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, north side of highway
    29.3
    47.2    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view point area
    		 Taken from roadside turnout, looking at Yellowstone Lake
    29.6
    47.7    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    29.8
    47.9    		 Seamboat Point Roadside turnout Picnic Area
    		 West side of highway. Picnic tables, toilets. Photo taken from turnout
    29.9
    48.1    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    30.4
    49.0    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    30.8
    49.6    		 Point of Information
    		 Crossing Sedge Creek
    30.9
    49.8    		 Roadside highway turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    31.1
    50.0    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout with vault toilets. south side of highway. Access to public canoe launching area
    32.1
    51.7    		 Access to 9 mile hiking Trail
    		 South side of highway
    32.7
    52.7    		 Lake Butte roadside turnout with scenic view area
    		 North side of highway
    33.1
    53.2    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    33.9
    54.6    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic and wildlife view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    34.2
    55.1    		 Roadside turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    36.7
    59.0    		 Point of Information
    		 Crossing Cub Creek
    37.1
    59.7    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    40.0
    64.4    		 Roadside turnout - View from turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway. Looking at Sylvan Lake
    40.0
    64.4    		 Roadside highway turnout with viewpoint - photo from view point
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    40.2
    64.7    		 Roadside turnout picnic area
    		 Sylvan Lake picnic area. There are8 picnic tables with one toilet. Paved turnout, south side of highway.
    40.8
    65.7    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    41.3
    66.5    		 Roadside turnout picnic area
    		 Elenor Lake picnic area. There are 2 picnic tables and no toilets at this turnout, Paved turnout south side of highway
    43.1
    69.3    		 View from highway
    		 Driving east
    44.1
    70.9    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, both sides of highway
    45.4
    73.0    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, both sides of highway
    45.5
    73.3    		 View from highway
    		 Driving east
    46.2
    74.3    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    46.6
    75.0    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    47.6
    76.6    		 Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    48.2
    77.6    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    48.3
    77.8    		 Roadside turnout
    		 Paved turnout no services, south side of highway
    48.9
    78.7
    		Yellowstone National Park East Entrance Toll Gate Area
    49.3
    79.4    		 Eastern Boundary of Yellowstone National Park - Western Boundary of Shoshone National Forest
    		 Elevation 6951 Feet. Roadside turnout paved with information sign, south side of highway.
    49.3
    79.4    		 Start Finish of Highway Travel Guide
    		 For continuance of highway #20 see Milebymile.com Wyoming Highway #14 Yellowstone National Park eastern boundary to the cities of Cody and Greybull. Note highway 20 overlaps highway #14 & highway #16