Calumet Bluff

Along the southeastern edge of Lewis and Clark Lake on the boundary of Nebraska and South Dakota sits Calumet Bluff, a 170 to 180 feet high steep bank "composed of a yellowish red, and brownish clay [that is] as hard ...

Obsidian Cliff

Named in 1879 by then Park Superintendent, P. W. Norris, Obsidian cliff runs south along Beaver Lake before turning east, continuing on for two more miles, and raising to a height of 200 feet above the earth.

While building a ...

Les Shirley Park and Cannon Beach

Les Shirley Park, in the city of Cannon Beach, commemorates the arrival of Lewis and Clark’s expedition, the Corp of Discovery, to the Pacific Coast and marks their furthest southern travel along the coast.

While waiting for a trading vessel ...

Butte

Labeled the “the richest hill on earth,” Butte, is home to the copper mines that helped build industrial America. In early 1870, the city of Butte got its start as a rough mining camp in southwestern Montana territory.

The discovery ...

Blackbird Hill

On August 11, 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition stopped at the foot of a hill on the west side of the Missouri River near present day Macy, Nebraska. The two leaders and ten corpsmen climbed the hill to visit ...

Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument

On June 26, 1876, troopers of the U.S. 7th Calvary Regiment led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer engaged in fierce fighting with Indians of the Teton Sioux and Northern Cheyenne tribes near the Little Big Horn River in Montana. ...

Colter Bay

Named after the explorer John Colter who passed through the Jackson Lake area in 1807-08, Colter Bay is a small body of water located on the eastern side of the much larger Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Colter ...

Beaverhead Rock State Park

Located northeast of Dillon, Montana, Beaverhead Rock is the notable site that inspired the name of Beaverhead Rock State Park and serves as the park’s primary attraction. The Shoshone Indians originally named the landmark Beaverhead Rock due to the resemblance ...

Buffalo Mirage Access

Buffalo Mirage Fishing Access is an entry point into the Yellowstone River near present-day Park City, west of Billings, Montana. Currently, the site provides a location for fishing, boating, and picnicking. William Clark and his detachment camped at this area ...

Steamboat Geyser

Steamboat Geyser is a part of the larger Norris Geyser Basin, and is the tallest active geyser in the world, shooting powerful jets of steam more than 300 ft (91 m) into the blue skies of Yellowstone National Park in ...