Wolf Mountains Battlefield

Wolf Mountains Battlefield-Where Big Crow walked Back and Forth
c. 1877 engraved depiction of the battle
Wolf Mountains Battlefield is located in Montana
Wolf Mountains Battlefield
Wolf Mountains Battlefield is located in the United States
Wolf Mountains Battlefield
Nearest cityBirney, Montana
Coordinates45°17′17.628″N 106°34′53.256″W / 45.28823000°N 106.58146000°W / 45.28823000; -106.58146000
Area2,756 acres (1,115 ha)
Built1877
NRHP reference No.00001617
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 2001[1]
Designated NHLDOctober 6, 2008[2][3]

Wolf Mountains Battlefield/Where Big Crow Walked Back and Forth was the site of the Battle of Wolf Mountain, the last major combat of the Great Sioux War of 1876–77. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008.[3][4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Wolf Mountains Battlefield / Where Big Crow Walked Back and Forth". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  3. ^ a b "Interior Designates 16 New National Historic Landmarks". D.O.I. News Release. U.S. Department of the Interior. 2008-10-14. Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  4. ^ Jeffrey V. Pearson (July 28, 2005), National Historic Landmark Nomination: Wolf Mountains Battlefield/Where Big Crow Walked Back and Forth / Battle of the Butte; Battle of Belly Buttes; Battle at Belly Butte; Mile's Fight on the Tongue; 24N787 (PDF), National Park Service and "Accompanying map" (PDF). (32 KB)