Wyoming Highway 296 Wyoming Highway 296 Wyoming Highway 296 also known as the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway is in the U.S. state of Wyoming and follows the route taken by Chief Joseph as he led the Nez Perce Indians out of Yellowstone National Park and into Montana in 1877 during their attempt to flee the U.S. Cavalry and escape into Canada. Wyoming Highway 296 is a long scenic highway in northern Park County. Highway 296 begins its western end at U.S. Route 212 (Beartooth Highway) fourteen miles southeast of Cooke City, Montana. WYO 296 travels southeasterly as it winds through the Shoshone National
Alpine Northwest, Wyoming Alpine Northwest, Wyoming Alpine Northwest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 244 at the 2010 census. Alpine Northwest is located on U.S. Route 26 (US 26) just north of Alpine, Wyoming, on the east shore of Palisades Reservoir. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.69% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 152 people, 77 households, and 45 families residing in the CDP. The