COOKE CITY

Area Contact

Chamber of Commerce (President)

406-838-2332

Chamber of Commerce(VP)

406-838-2393

Population

Elevation

7,553 ft.

At the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park, Cooke City is an alpine village with snow much of the year.

It is perhaps most famous for the road that connects Cooke City with Red Lodge. Called “the most scenic drive in America” by Charles Kuralt, the Beartooth Pass Highway (US 212) traverses, with dramatic switchbacks, the spectacular Beartooth Range of south-central Montana. The pass is open only in summer months (approx. June-October); however, the town is accessible by the Mammoth Hot Springs entrance at Yellowstone Park (US Highway 89) in the winter. Impressive high mountain peaks and valleys abound.

Credits

Television:

American Justice

Commercials:

American Express, Ford, Honda, Ivory Soap, Lexus, Lincoln Mercury, OshKosh, Snapper Snow Thrower, Yamaha Snowmobile

Still Shoots:

Hi Tek Boots, Kelty, Range Rover, Yamaha

Special Locations

Alpine and subalpine scenery

Snow fields

Old mining towns

Lakes and waterfalls

Beartooth Pass

Yellowstone National Park

Accommodations

16 hotels/motels, with 160 rooms SEARCH

10 restaurants SEARCH

Airport

Cody, WY Airport – 307-587-9740

* See Billings/Bozeman

City Officials

Courthouse – 406-222-4100

(Cooke City is not incorporated)

Media

Newspapers

Carbon County News (Red Lodge) – 406-446-2222

Livingston Enterprise – 406-222-2000

Billings Gazette – 406-657-1200

Television

(Billings) KTVQ – 406-252-5611

KULR8 – 406-656-8000

KSVI – 406-652-4743

Public Lands

Custer National Forest – 406-657-6205

Gallatin National Forest – 406-587-6703

Yellowstone National Park – 307-344-2012

Safety and Security

Fire Department – 406-838-2244

Highway Patrol

(summer) – 406-388-3190

(winter) – 406-444-3780

Police – 406-222-3668

Sheriff – 406-222-4172

Utilities

Power

Flathead Electric Co-op – 406-751-4483

Telephone

Qwest – 800-603-6000