Bates Battlefield

The Bates Battlefield was the scene of an 1874 action in which an Arapaho encampment was attacked by U.S. Army forces under Captain Alfred E. Bates. The battlefield is a narrow valley in , near the junction of the Big Horn Mountains and the Owl Creek Mountains.
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Bates Battlefield

Latitude
43.53913° or 43° 32′ 21″ north
Longitude
-107.60036° or 107° 36′ 1″ west
Elevation
6,906 feet (2,105 metres)
Open location code
85MJG9QX+MV
Geo­Names ID
5817970
Wiki­data ID
Q4868792
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  • Japanese: ベイツの戦場

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