Little Bighorn River

The Little Bighorn River is a 138-mile-long tributary of the Bighorn River in the in the states of and . The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, was fought on its banks on June 25–26, 1876, as well as the Battle of Crow Agency in 1887.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the United States of America
  • Also known as: Arikusu Hukaahaahciripasit”, “Custer River”, “Great Horn River”, “Ksaiyo’hekis”, “Little Big Horn River”, and “Little Horn River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hardin.

is a city in and the county seat of , , United States. The population was 3,818 at the 2020 census. It is located just north of the Crow Indian Reservation.

Little Bighorn River

Latitude
45.73803° or 45° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
-107.56953° or 107° 34′ 10″ west
Elevation
2,881 feet (878 metres)
Open location code
85QJPCQJ+65
Geo­Names ID
5662652
Wiki­data ID
Q608969
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Little Bighorn River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Little Bighorn
  • Breton: Little Bighorn
  • Catalan: Little Bighorn
  • Cebuano: Little Bighorn River
  • Chinese: 小大角河
  • Chinese: 小巨角河
  • Chinese: 小比格霍恩河
  • Dutch: Little Bighorn
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ليتل بيچورن
  • Finnish: Little Bighorn
  • French: Little Bighorn
  • Galician: Río Little Big Horn
  • German: Little Bighorn River
  • Hebrew: ליטל ביגהורן
  • Irish: Abhainn Little Bighorn
  • Italian: Little Bighorn
  • Japanese: リトルビッグホーン川
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Little Bighorn River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Little Bighorn-elven
  • Norwegian: Little Bighorn River
  • Polish: Little Bighorn River
  • Portuguese: Rio Little Bighorn
  • Russian: Литл-Бигхорн
  • Russian: Литтл-Бигхорн
  • Serbian: Литл Бигхорн
  • Slovenian: Little Bighorn River
  • Slovenian: Little Bighorn
  • Slovenian: reka Little Bighorn
  • Spanish: Rio Little Big Horn
  • Spanish: Río Little Big Horn
  • Spanish: Río Little Bighorn
  • Swedish: Little Bighorn River
  • Turkish: Little Bighorn Nehri
  • Ukrainian: Літтл-Біггорн
  • Ukrainian: Літтл-Бігхорн
  • Venetian: Little Bighorn
  • Welsh: Afon Little Bighorn
  • Western Frisian: Little Bighorn

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dunmore and Rowley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Bighorn Valley and Big Horn River Bridge.

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