Fort Howes
Fort Howes was a civilian redoubt established in 1897 in what was then Custer County, Montana, United States in response to the murder of a sheepherder.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otter.
Otter
Hamlet
Otter is an unincorporated community in southwestern Powder River County, Montana, United States, in the Custer National Forest. It lies along local roads southwest of the town of Broadus, the county seat of Powder River County. Otter is situated 6 miles southwest of Fort Howes.
Fort Howes
- Type: Fort
- Categories: redoubt, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Powder River, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.28274° or 45° 16′ 58″ northLongitude
-106.14859° or 106° 8′ 55″ westOpen location code
85QM7VM2+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 553110579OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q17510858
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Fort Howes” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Форт Ховес”
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