Banner in Sheridan County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Pilot Hill

Picket Post

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015

1. Pilot Hill Marker

Inscription.
Pilot Hill – overlooking Piney and Little Piney Creek Valleys, the Bozeman Road, the Sullivant Ridge with its wood roads was a constantly manned lookout. From this post the sentry signaled to the Fort news of events as they occurred – how the wood detail progressed, what travelers fared the Bozeman Road, where and how a skirmish was developing, who was in desperate need of reinforcements.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 44° 31.968′ N, 106° 49.64′ W. Marker is in Banner, Wyoming, in Sheridan County. It is on Wagon Box Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located at Fort Phil Kearny. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Banner WY 82832, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cemetery Site (here, next to this marker); Fort Phil Kearny (here, next to this marker); The Bozeman Trail (a few steps from this marker); The Fort Kearny Sawmills (a few steps from this marker); A monument Honoring John “Portugee” Phillips (a few steps from this marker); Site of a Sawmill (a few steps from this marker); Touring the Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); Protecting the Travelers or the Garrison? (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Banner.

More about this marker. The upper left of the marker contains a map showing the locations of Pilot Hill Picket Post and Fort Phil Kearny. Below this is a picture of a horseman in front of the fort with Pilot Hill in the background.

Also see . . . Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site. (Submitted on August 25, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015

2. Pilot Hill Marker

The high peak of Pilot Hill can be seen behind the marker.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015

3. Pilot Hill Marker

Markers at Fort Phil Kearny image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015

4. Markers at Fort Phil Kearny

Several markers can be seen at this location. The Pilot Hill marker is seen on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,005 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.