Points of Interest along the Missouri River
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Why is this site important?
ThismonumentmemorializesthesiteoftheBattleofLittleBighorn.OnJune25thand26thof
1876,the7thCavalryRegimentoftheUnitedStatesArmyandLt.Col.GeorgeCusterledan
attackonanencampmentofSioux,CheyenneandArapahoTribesneartheLittleBighorn
RiverinsouthcentralMontana.Custerandhismenweregrosslyoutnumberedandthe
battlewouldbeanoverwhelmingvictoryforthetribesforthebattlefamouslyknownas
“Custer’sLastStand”.ThebattlewasoneofthelasteffortsoftheIndianstoprotecttheir
sacredlandagainstinvadingsettlers.Col.GeorgeCusterandallhiscompany’smendiedin
battleatthehandsofagroupledbySittingBull, a HunkpapaLakotaSiouxchief.The
woundedsoldierswalkedfortwodaysbeforetheyreachedtheFarWeststeamboat,
captainedbyGrantMarsh,andweretakentoFortAbrahamLincolninBismarck,ND.
What is there to do?
TheLittleBighornBattlefieldNational
MonumentandCusterNationalCemetery
areopenyearroundandfeatures
interpretivesignsforself‐guidedvisitors.
Afive‐mileroadtourtakesvisitorsaround
battlerelatedsitesandthecemetery.The
parkalsohasavarietyofinterpretive
programs,offeringguidedtoursofbattle
groundsandCusterNationalCemetery
duringthesummermonths.
How do I get there?
Interstate I-90, Crow Agency Exit 510 at Jct 212
Address: Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument
756 Battlefield Tour Road
Crow Agency, MT 59022
GPS Coordinates: N 45° 34’ W 107° 25’
How to learn more:
Phone:4066383204
Website:www.nps.gov/libi/index.htm
TheLittleBighornBattlefieldNational
Monument,shownabove,featuresthenames
ofsoldiersinthe7thCavalrywholosttheir
livesduringtheBattle.