Little Bighorn River
The Little Bighorn River is a 138-mile-long tributary of the Bighorn River in the United States in the states of Montana and Wyoming. 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.
- 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”, “Little Bighorn-elven”, “Little Horn River”, “reka Little Bighorn”, “Rio Little Big Horn”, “小大角河”, and “小比格霍恩河”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hardin.
Little Bighorn River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Big Horn, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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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
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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: “小巨角河”
- 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: “Little Bighorn River”
- Polish: “Little Bighorn River”
- Portuguese: “Rio Little Bighorn”
- Russian: “Литл-Бигхорн”
- Russian: “Литтл-Бигхорн”
- Serbian: “Литл Бигхорн”
- Slovenian: “Little Bighorn”
- 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
Places to explore: Dunmore and Rowley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Little Bighorn Valley and Big Horn River Bridge.
Montana: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Helena and Billings.
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