Wyoming Highway 70
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| Battle Pass Scenic Byway | ||||
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| Length: | 57.66 mi (92.79 km) | |||
| Restrictions: | closed in winter over Battle Pass in the Sierra Madre | |||
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 WYO 789 in Baggs
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 WYO 230 in Riverside
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| Counties: | Carbon | |||
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Wyoming Highway 70 is a state highway in southern Wyoming. The route travels from an intersection with Wyoming Highway 789 in Baggs eastward to Wyoming Highway 230 in Riverside. WYO 70 over Battle Pass is closed during winter (November to April). The section of the route within Medicine Bow National Forest is designated the Battle Pass Scenic Byway.
Wyoming Highway 70 begins in Baggs at Wyoming Highway 789 and heads east through southern Carbon County near the Colorado state line. Highway 70 travels through the communities of Dixon and Savery before dipping across the state line, where a short section passes through Slater, Colorado (between mileposts 15.34 and 16.24). This short section through Moffat County, Colorado is not part of the Colorado State Highway System, and is maintained by the Wyoming Department of Transportation. At 16.7 miles, Wyoming 70 intersects with former Colorado State Highway 129, which used to connect US 40 with Wyoming 70. It is now Moffat CR 1. Thereafter the highway travels through very scenic Medicine Bow National Forest (between mileposts 21.25 and 51.10) and passes over Battle Pass at an elevation of 9,955 feet (3,034 m). After leaving the national forest, Highway 70 passes through Encampment and then on to Riverside where it ends at its junction with WYO 230.
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