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The sun sets behind the Indian Memorial.

The Indian Memorial is a circular earthwork carved gently into the prairie. The walls carry the names of those who fell here as well as the words of some who fought in the battle.

Headstone can still been seen even with the fresh snow that blankets the battlefield .

The monument and battlefield are open year round, even in winter when snow coats the ground.

The stone house sits on the edge of the Custer National Cemetery.

The stone house once served as a house for the Superintendent and their family. It has been renovated and restored and now serves as an office and research area.

About 40 to 50 men of the original 210 were cornered on the hill where the monument now stands.

A rising moon peaks above the eastern horizon in January.

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument moon rising above the Indian Memorial

Physical Address:

756 Battlefield Tour Road

Crow Agency, MT 59022

Mailing Address:

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

P.O. Box 39

Crow Agency, MT 59022-0039

contact-details

Phone Number: (406) 638-3236 Voice

Email Address: marvin_dawes@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance - Private Vehicle: $25.00

Private non-commercial vehicle.

Entrance - Motorcycle: $20.00

one motorcycle and passenger

Entrance - Per Person: $15.00

Per person fee

Commercial Entrance - Sedan: $25.00

Commercial Rate for a vehicle holds up to 6 people, $25 plus per person.

Commercial Entrance - Van: $40.00

Van holds up to 15 people

Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus: $40.00

Commercial vehicle that holds up to 25 passengers

Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach: $100.00

Commercial Bus $100.00 (26 or more seats, regardless of occupancy)

Entrance Passes

This area memorializes the US Army's 7th Cavalry, Crow, and Arikara scouts and the Lakotas, Cheyennes, and Arapaho in one of the American Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. Here on June 25 and 26 of 1876, 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer and attached personnel of the US Army, died fighting several thousand Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.

park designation:National Monument

Directions:

Take Interstate I-90 and exit at the Crow Agency Exit 510 at Jct. 212. To reach Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, turn right at the park entrance onto Battlefield Tour Road 756.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is open from 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. from Memorial Day until Labor Day. From Labor Day to Memorial Day, park hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Exceptions:

Winter Hours 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (September 11, 2023 - May 27, 2024)

Thanksgiving- Closed (November 28, 2024 - November 28, 2024)

Christmas Day- Closed (December 25, 2024 - December 25, 2024)

New Years Day- Closed (January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025)

Summer Season Hours

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monumnent will begin summer operating hours on May 19, 2024.

Weather Information:

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument average weather: Spring: 50-60 (F) degree days/ 30+/- (F) degree nights Summer: 70-100 (F) degree days/ 45-60+ (F) degree nights Fall: 40-50 (F) degree days/ 25+/- (F) degree nights Winter: 20-30 (F) degree days/ 0+/- (F) degree nights