Pompey's Pillar National Monument
—Lewis & Clark National Landmark —
Captain Wm. Clark, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition stopped here July 25, 1806 on his way down the Yellowstone. He wrote in his journal that the rock which he named Pompey's Tower, was: "200 feet high and 400 paces in secumpherance and only accessible on one side...The natives have ingraved on the face of the rock the figures of animals etc. near which I marked my name and the day of the month & year. "HM Number | HM1TKU |
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Series | This marker is part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition series |
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Placed By | Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 at 9:03am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 31N E 166021 N 0 |
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Decimal Degrees | 45.98698333, -108.00628040 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 45° 59.219', W 108° 0.3768242' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 45° 59' 13.14" N, 108° 0' 22.609452" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 406 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near Pompeys Pillar Access, Worden MT 59088, US |
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