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Sep 22, 2022 · 25 miles east of Billings, MT. Significance: The only remaining on-site physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Designation: National Monument. MANAGED BY: Bureau of Land Management. Amenities. 13 listed. Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums. National Park Service.
Clark’s inscription is the only known visible evidence of the entire journey that remains intact. Pompeys Pillar was established as a national monument in 2001. An on-site visitor center interprets the expedition’s travels through the Yellowstone River valley.
Pompeys Pillar National Monument encompasses 51 acres on the banks of the Yellowstone River with a massive sandstone outcrop covering about 2 acres at its base and rising 120 feet high toward Montana's Big Sky. The monument's premier location at a natural ford in the Yellowstone River, and its geologic distinction as the only major sandstone ...
Pompeys Pillar National Monument Designated a national monument on January 17, 2001, and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in conjunction with The Friends of Pompeys Pillar, it consists of only 51 acres (21 ha), making it one of the smallest National Monuments in the U.S.
The monument’s premier location at a natural ford in the Yellowstone River, and its geologic distinction as the only major sandstone formation in the area, have made Pompeys Pillar a celebrated landmark and outstanding observation point for more than eleven thousand years of human occupation.
Pompeys Pillar is a High Potential Historic Site on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Pompeys WHAT? Where’s the Pillar? “At 4 P.M., I arrived at a remarkable rock...This rock which I shall call Pompy’s Tower is 200 feet high, and 400 paces in circumference.” -William Clark, July 25 1806. Hello world!
CONTACT 406-875-2400. Details. SEASON May-September Visitor's Center is open. Walk-in All Year. HOURS Visitor's Center open 9-4 seasonally Walk-In Dawn - Dusk. DISCOUNTS U.S. Government. SPECIAL DIRECTIONS Take Exit 23 off Interstate 94, approximately 30 miles east of Billings. Follow signs 0.5 mile to site.
