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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Visitor Centers

Little Bighorn Battlefield Visitor Center

Open
Open All Year
From May 28 to July 31 and August 1 to September 1 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.

From September 4 to October 1: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
From October 1 to March 31: 8:00 a.m - 4:30 p.m.

Phone
(406) 638-3224

Closures
Open year-round except for Christmas, New Years, and Thanksgiving.

Special Programs
Interpretive Talks begin Memorial Day and run until Labor Day. Anniversary commemmoration of the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25.

Exhibits
Colter Ledger Drawing Exhibit in Museum

Available Facilities
White Swan Memorial Library: Little Bighorn houses the office of the park historian in the historic stone house (original superintendent's headquarters.) This facility contains the finest collection of research materials available on the battle of the Little Bighorn, as well as other related historical events. Visits are by appointment only.

Detail of petroglyph panel  

Did You Know?
Native Americans never inhabited Arches on a year-round basis, though they certainly roamed the area searching for wild game, useful plants and rocks for tool-making. Petroglyphs near Wolfe Ranch are thought to have been created by Indians from the Ute/Paiute cultures.
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Last Updated: August 17, 2006 at 15:29 EST