| Activities | Bird Watching#Heritage#Hiking#History#Outdoor Activity#Photography#Picnicking#Sightseeing#Wildlife Viewing |
| AltSiteTypes | B.L.M. Trail |
| Amenities | Gift Shop#Handicapped Accessible#Interpretive Display#Parking#Pets Allowed#Public Restroom#Trail |
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| DateCreated | 11/3/2025 5:01:21 PM |
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| DefImageDesc | Pompeys Pillar |
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| DefImageType | BMP |
| Directions | The Pillar overlooks the Yellowstone River about 25 miles east of Billings, Montana. Easily accessible from I-94 using Exit 23 (Pompeys Pillar Exit) or from Montana Highway 312.The Pillar overlooks the Yellowstone River about 25 miles east of Billings, Montana. Easily accessible from I-94 using Exit 23 (Pompeys Pillar Exit) or from Montana Highway 312. |
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| Email | MT_Billings_FO@blm.gov |
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| HrsOfOp | Visitor Center
Daily: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Trail: Open to public dawn to dusk |
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| Latitude | 45.75381 |
| Longitude | -108.54705 |
| MailingCity | Billings |
| MailingFirm | Bureau of Land Management |
| MailingState | MT |
| MailingStreet | 5001 Southgate Drive |
| MailingZip | 59101 |
| NetDescriptions | Pompeys Pillar National Monument is the only remaining on-site physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Distance: A series of trails and country roads that total over 2-3 miles
Pompeys Pillar National Monument has a network of trails. Most are not handicapped accessible. Trails lead visitors around the base of the Pillar, through the riparian area long the Yellowstone River, up the Pillar via a boardwalk, and throughout the rest of the adjoining public lands via a network of dirt roads.
USGS Map: 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle Pompeys Pillar
Township 3N; Range 30E; Section 21 |
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| PhoneNo1 | 406-896-5235 |
| PhoneNo2 | 406-896-5000 |
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| SeasonOfOp | Visitor Center: May - September |
| ServiceCity | Billings |
| SiteId | 5952 |
| 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 | Pompeys Pillar Trail |
| SiteRegion | Custer |
| SiteRegMem | CUSTER |
| SiteType | B.L.M. Trail |
| StreetCity | Pompeys Pillar |
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| StreetState | MT |
| StreetStreet | 3039 US Highway 312 |
| StreetZip | 59064 |
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