Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument - Montana
Photo of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument courtesy NPS
On a scorching June Sunday in 1876, thousands of Indian warriors converged on a grassy ridge rising above the valley of Montana's Little Bighorn River. On the ridge five companies of United States cavalry,including officers and troopers, fought desperately but hopelessly against many times their number. When the guns fell silent and the smoke and dust of battle lifted, no soldier survived. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument memorializes the epic Battle of the Little Bighorn fought on June 25-26, 1876. Here in the valley of the Little Bighorn, Lt Col. George Armstrong Custer and 262 soldiers and attached personel of the 7th Cavalry, guided by Crow and Arikara scouts, met defeat and death by an overwhelming force of over 1,500 Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors.
Facilities available at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument:
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument website
Recreation Area Map
Park Email: LIBI_Superintendent@nps.gov
Phone numbers
Visitor Information 406-638-3204
Address
P.O. Box 39
Exit 510 Off I-90 Hwy 212
Crow Agency, MT 590220039
