U.S. Highway 212
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U.S. 212 highlighted in red
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| Auxiliary route of US 12 | |
| Length: | 949 mi (1,527 km) |
| Existed: | 1926 – present |
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| West end: | Yellowstone National Park |
 US 71 in Olivia, MN
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| East end: |
  US 169 / MN 62 in Edina, MN
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| States: | Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota |
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U.S. Route 212 is a spur of U.S. Route 12. It does not intersect U.S. 12 now, but it once had an eastern terminus at U.S. 12 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It runs for 949 miles (1,527 km) from Minnesota Highway 62 at Edina, Minnesota to Yellowstone National Park.
U.S. 212 passes through the states of Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. It goes through the cities of Watertown, South Dakota and Billings, Montana.
The western terminus of Highway 212 is at the Montana/Wyoming state line within Yellowstone National Park. Within the park it is contiguous with Northeast Entrance Road, which has its western terminus on the Grand Loop within the Wyoming portion of the park. Highway 212 passes through Cooke City, Montana, then crosses the Wyoming state line and re-emerges into Montana approximately 38 miles (61 km) later. The section of Highway 212 between Cooke City and Red Lodge is known as the Beartooth Highway. Rising to an elevation of 10,974 feet (3,345 m) above sea level at Beartooth Pass, the highway traces the historical route of Civil War General Philip Sheridan over the Beartooth Mountains. In his book Dateline America published in 1979, the late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt referred to the highway as "the most beautiful drive in America."
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