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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Operating Hours & Seasons

Operating Hours & Seasons

The Monument is closed on the following holidays

Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day

Open the rest of the year on the folllowing schedule:

Memorial Day to July 31: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

August 1 to Labor Day: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

September and October (Ends on daylight savings time): 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

November through March: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

April - May: 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.

Pre-dawn Attack  

Did You Know?
As Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men rode towards Black Kettle's camp they endured four days of blizzard conditions. Several troops were affected by the inclement weather including field surgeons Henry Lippincott and William Renicke both of whom were stricken with snow blindness.

Last Updated: January 14, 2008 at 18:09 EST