Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
The Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway is a 32-mile-long (51 km) National Scenic Byway to the west of the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming in the United States. It connects Wyoming Highway 31 (WYO 31) in Hyattville with U.S. Route 14 (US 14) near Shell.
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Bureau of Land Management | |
| Length | 32 mi[1] (51 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  WYO 31 in Hyattville |
| North end |  US 14 near Shell |
| Highway system | |
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State highways in Wyoming | |
Route description
The byway begins at an intersection with Wyoming Highway 31 (WYO 31) in Hyattville to U.S. Route 14 (US 14) south-southwest of Shell. Alkali Road and Red Gulch Road meet at 44.412°N 107.557°W. The byway can be driven from May through to October; though light rain can make traveling conditions unsafe. Also, in dry conditions, there can be considerable dust.[1]
Attractions include the Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite and the Medicine Lodge State Archeological Site.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Big Horn County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hyattville | 0 | 0.0 | WYO 31 – Manderson, Hyattville | Southern terminus | |
| | 32 | 51 | US 14 – Greybull, Shell, Sheridan | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Staff (January 13, 2011). "Red Gulch Byway". Bureau of Land Management: Worland Field Office. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- America's Byways