| Activities | Bird Watching#Childrens Activities#Education#Environmental#Exhibit#Fly Fishing#Heritage#Hiking#History#Museum#Nature#Nature Area#Photography#Picnicking#Sightseeing#Snowshoeing#Walking#Wildlife Viewing |
| AltSiteTypes | National Park Trail |
| Amenities | Gift Shop#Interpretive Display#Trail |
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| CreatedBy | dbo |
| DateCreated | 11/2/2025 5:01:29 PM |
| DefImageAuthor | Big Hole National Battlefield |
| DefImageDesc | howitzer cannon |
| DefImageFileName | 1686h.jpg |
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| Directions | Howitzer Capture Site Trail is located within the Big Hole National Battlefield.Howitzer Capture Site Trail is located within the Big Hole National Battlefield. |
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| Email | BIHO_Visitor_Information@nps.gov |
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| HrsOfOp | Summer 9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter 10:00am - 5:00pm |
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| Latitude | 45.6378036 |
| Longitude | -113.6426337 |
| MailingCity | Wisdom |
| MailingFirm | Big Hole National Battlefield |
| MailingState | MT |
| MailingStreet | PO Box 237 |
| MailingZip | 59761 |
| NetDescriptions | Length: .8 miles. Howitzer Capture Site is a steep walk up to the site where Nez Perce warriors captured Gibbon's mountain howitzer (military cannon). Allow 40 minutes to walk to the howitzer site and back. The site provides a spectacular view of the Big Hole Battlefield and the Big Hole Valley.
Township 2S; Range 16W; Section 24
Trail Beginning: Battlefield
Trail End: Battlefield |
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| PhoneNo1 | 406-689-3155 |
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| SeasonOfOp | All Year |
| ServiceCity | Wisdom |
| SiteId | 6247 |
| SiteMembers | 1|http://www.visitmt.com|Y#11|http://www.wintermt.com|#32|http://www.lewisandclark.state.mt.us|#94|http://indiannations.visitmt.com| |
| SiteName | Howitzer Capture Site Trail |
| SiteRegion | Gold West |
| SiteRegMem | GOLD WEST |
| SiteType | National Park Trail |
| StreetCity | Wisdom |
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| StreetState | MT |
| StreetStreet | 16425 Highway 43 West |
| StreetZip | 59761 |
| Url | http://www.nps.gov/biho |