Noun | 1. | ![]() Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand, Little Bighorn - a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command Yellowstone National Park - the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Bozeman - a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park Billings - the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river Butte - a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper Great Falls - a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power capital of Montana, Helena - capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana Missoula - a university town in western Montana Bighorn, Bighorn River - a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana Little Bighorn, Little Bighorn River, Little Horn - a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand Little Missouri, Little Missouri River - a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota Milk River, Milk - a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Sun River - a river in western Montana that flows south and east to join the Missouri River Yellowstone, Yellowstone River - a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park |