Cloud Peak Skyway
Cloud Peak Skyway is a State Scenic Byway in Wyoming. Within Wyoming it covers roughly 45 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Cloud Peak Skyway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
US-16 crosses the southern Bighorn Mountains over Powder River Pass at 9,666 feet, beneath Cloud Peak, the range's glacier-cradling high point. Heading west the road drops through the red-walled Ten Sleep Canyon, a popular rock-climbing gorge. The skyway links the plains around Buffalo with the Bighorn Basin.
- Powder River Pass (9,666 ft)
- Cloud Peak
- Ten Sleep Canyon
- Bighorn Mountains
- US-16
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.
Where to Stay along Cloud Peak Skyway
18 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Cloud Peak Skyway.
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