§ 02 — OVERVIEW
On August 9, 1877, gunshots shattered a chilly dawn on a sleeping camp of nımí·pu· (Nez Perce). By the time the smoke cleared on August 10, almost 90 nımí·pu· were dead, along with 31 soldiers and volunteers.
Big Hole National Battlefield was created to honor all who were there.
§ 03 — LOCATION
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.
Weather Notes
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.
§ 04 — AMENITIES
§ 05 — TRAILS NEARBY
§ 06 — CONDITIONS
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§ 07 — SIGNAL
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§ 08—11 — FROM THE FIELD
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§ 09 — REVIEWS
§ 10 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 11 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
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§ 01 — VITALS
Today
87°F
Patchy Smoke
5 mph W
Sat
89°F
Patchy Smoke then Sunny
1 to 15 mph WSW
Sun
77°F
Patchy Smoke then Sunny
5 to 13 mph W
Mon
72°F
Sunny
3 to 7 mph NNW
Tue
78°F
Sunny
5 mph NW
Wed
85°F
Sunny
1 to 8 mph S
Thu
86°F
Sunny
1 to 8 mph SSW
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