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Little Bighorn · A day that begins with one good stop.
See your first dayWhy this place matters
This land is a place to honor and reflect on the sacrifices made here on June 25 and 26, 1876, when Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors fought against a deliberate attack by the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry, led by Lt.
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A flexible first day
These are ways to explore, not a timed itinerary. Check conditions before you set out.
Begin at the visitor center and Indian Memorial.
Follow the interpreted landscape and learn whose voices have shaped its telling.
Check construction, interpretation access, and hours.
Find your bearings
Switch stops to see where this chapter sits in the wider state.
Outline: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic boundary files. Points show guide starting areas and NOAA stations.
NOAA 1991–2020 · monthly normals
These stations show two parts of the state; neither is a forecast or necessarily local to this site.
No monthly snowfall normal is published for this station. Choose the other station to compare snow.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 27 | 29.4 | 38 | 45.8 | 55.3 | 64.7 | 73.3 | 71.6 | 61.4 | 47.9 | 36.2 | 27.6 |
Normal = 1991–2020 average at the named NOAA station. Snowfall is new snow over a month, not snow currently on the ground. A blank NOAA snow series is shown as unavailable, never as zero. See current NOAA snow depth ↗
Weather changes the trip
Check construction, interpretation access, and hours. The graph above uses a named NOAA station; conditions at this place may differ with elevation and weather. Check the local NWS forecast ↗
Keep exploring Montana
Build a food or music evening in Missoula, Whitefish, or Billings between longer drives. See current events ↗
Make the trip yours
Tell WTDO your dates, where you start and how you travel. The first plan is free.
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