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National Battlefield · Big Hole National Battlefield

Big Hole National Battlefield

Best primary window for Big Hole: July, with August and September as strong shoulder months.

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.

This page identifies Big Hole National Battlefield from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Big Hole National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Big Hole National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in MT in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/biho/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Big Hole National Battlefield are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/biho/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Big Hole audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Big Hole National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Battlefield
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
BIHO
Region
rocky mountain
Core Experiences
burial-cemetery-and-gravesitemilitaryinfantry-and-militiaus-armyindigenous-and-native-warriorArts and CultureCultural DemonstrationsFishingFreshwater FishingFood

Month-by-month

Big Hole National Battlefield is a National Battlefield. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/biho/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Big Hole National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/biho/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Big Hole National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in MT.

Getting there

Official access details for Big Hole are on the NPS page.

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.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4112
February4312
March4816
April5328
May5746
June5772
July6090
August6086
September5970
October5738
November5018
December4312

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Big Hole National Battlefield, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Big Hole National Battlefield is identified as National Battlefield with NPS code biho.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Big Hole National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/biho/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Big Hole National Battlefield fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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