The Nez Perce Chief Who Refused To Surrender 40 Miles From Canada — Then Slipped Past The Army And Escaped
There is a parking area and interpretive signs.
The ravines where the nimíipuu dug their rifle pits are still visible.
The terrain where Miles’s cavalry attacked on September 30 is largely unchanged.
It is a quiet place, far from the major tourist corridors of Montana, visited by people who specifically seek it out.
North of the battlefield, forty miles away as the crow flies, is the Canadian border.
From the ridges above the battlefield, on a clear day, you can see a long way north.