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Big Hole National Battlefield MT

Lat, Long: 45.64647324, -113.6458443

Designation: National Battlefield

On August 9, 1877, gunshots shattered a chilly dawn on a sleeping camp of nimí·pu· (Nez Perce). By the time the smoke cleared on August 10, almost 90 nimí·pu· were dead, along with 31 soldiers and volunteers. Big Hole National Battlefield was created to honor all who were there.

Weather:

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Wisdom has a humid continental climate.

Directions:

Big Hole National Battlefield is located on Highway 43 ten miles west of the town of Wisdom in southwestern Montana. Bear Paw Battlefield is located on Route 240 sixteen miles south of the town of Chinook in north-central Montana.

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Address/Contact:

16425 Highway 43 West

Wisdom, US, 59761

Phone: 4066893155

Email: biho_visitor_information@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

Multiple tepee poles and a river are silhouetted against a dawn sky.Blue camas flowers dot a green field with tepee poles in the background.a cannon overlooks a valley and distant mountainscross country skis rest against a large granite monument on a snowy day.Stone carving of a Nez Perce Warrior's head in full regalia.Three large stone monuments and four interpretive signs overlook a series of low hills.