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Pompeys Pillar National Monument

Billings Montana

Listing Type: National Monument
City: Billings Montana
Region: Southeast Montana
406-875-2233
http://www.mt.blm.gov/pillarmon/index.html


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Pompeys Pillar is a rock outcropping that rises 200 feet above the Yellowstone River 30 miles east of Billings. Pompeys Pillar is like a sandstone history book that reads like a who's who of western frontier history. Look on the rockface for the remains of animal drawings created by people who used the area for rendezvous, campsites, and hunting. In 1806 Captain William Clark carved his signature and the date in this rock. It is the only site on the trail where visible evidence of the Lewis and Clark Expedition may be viewed by the public. Interpretive tours.

Admittance Rate: $3.00/vehicle Starting Memorial Day weekend and ending at the end of September.

Directions: Take Exit 23 off Interstate 94, approximately 30 miles east of Billings. Follow signs 0.5 mile to site.

Pompeys Pillar National Monument
Bureau of Land Management, Billings, MT 59107

    Activities
  • Nature
  • Heritage
  • Exhibit
  • Historic
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Hiking
  • Sightseeing
  • Picnicking
  • Education
  • Cultural
  • Photography
  • Lewis and Clark
    Services
  • Trail
  • Handicapped Accessible
  • Parking
  • Public Restroom
  • Registered Historic Site
  • Gift Shop
  • Merchandise
  • Lewis and Clark





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