Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Sharpshooter Ridge

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 8, 2011

1. Sharpshooter Ridge Marker

Inscription. June 25-26, 1876 - From the ridge to your right, Custer first views the village. Needing more information about the extent of the encampment, he moves further north. After witnessing the beginning of Reno's charge, Custer's five companies descend Cedar Coulee, the ravine to your immediate front. After Custer's destruction, this promontory was occupied by Lakota and Cheyenne warriors who poured a deadly and accurate fire into Reno and Benteen's besieged troops---thus the name Sharpshooter Ridge.

Erected by Little Bighorn Battlefield, National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is June 25, 1862.

Location. 45° 31.853′ N, 107° 23.435′ W. Marker is in Crow Agency, Montana, in Big Horn County. It can be reached from U.S. 212 one mile east of Interstate 90. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crow Agency MT 59022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s and he Crow Nation,

in Southeast Montana, in Custer Country. It is also in the American Mountain West,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Custer Last Seen (approx. ¼ mile away); Weir Point (approx. 0.3 miles away); Weir Point Fight (approx. 0.4 miles away); Custer’s Advance (approx. half a mile away); Reno’s Valley Fight (approx. half a mile away); Reno’s Retreat

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(approx. half a mile away); Reno's Skirmish Line - Warrior Counterattack (approx. half a mile away); Retreat Crossing (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crow Agency.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015

2. Sharpshooter Ridge Marker

Marker on the Little Bighorn Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015

3. Marker on the Little Bighorn Battlefield

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,274 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 4, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.