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This area memorializes the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry and the Sioux and Cheyenne in one of the Indians last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. Here on June 25, 1876, 263 soldiers and attached personnel of the U.S. Army, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer, died fighting several thousand Lakota and Cheyenne warriors.

 
7th Cavalry Monument

Little Bighorn Battlefield

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Little Bighorn Battle Ledger Art Woodenleg

Battle of the Little Bighorn June 25, 1876

Westward expansion across the Northern Plains brought into collision the United States and the most powerful tribes in that region, the Lakota Sioux and the allied Northern Cheyenne. More...
 
Indian Memorial

The Indian Memorial: "Peace Through Unity"

The Little Bighorn Battlefield is a national monument, a place for all Americans. But since the violent clash along the Little Bighorn River in southern Montana, controversy and conflict have continued to simmer. More...
 

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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
PO Box 39
Crow Agency, MT 59022

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(406) 638-2621

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(406) 638-3217

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Climate

Eastern Montana is a typical high plains environment;Summer daytime temperatures can range from high 70's to occasional 90's/100's. Nights are usually cool with temperatures in the high 40's to 50's. Most rainfall occurs late April-early June. The area is generally treeless, semi arid and low humidty. The elevation is approximately 3200 ft with mountain ranges to the south and west.
Communities Surrounding Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park.
Crow Agency, MT (5 min. ) Pop. 1,552
Garryowen, MT (8 min. )
Hardin, MT (17 min. ) Pop. 3,384
Lodge Grass, MT (22 min. ) Pop. 510
 Busby, MT (33 min. ) Pop. 695
Wyola, MT (35 min. ) Pop. 186
Saint Xavier, MT (53 min. )