"Clark's Signature In Stone" Top 5 Page for this destination Montana Things to Do Tip by Yaqui

Clark wrote in his journal,

"This rock which I shall call "Pompy's Tower" is 200 feet and 400 paces in secumpherance.....the nativs have ingraved on the face...the figures of animals and near which I marked my name and the day of the month & year."

For many years thereof, "Pompeys Pillar" became the landmark for people traveling westward that left their signatures too for their loved ones to know they had survived the trip and to note the trail they were on.

William Clark had nicked named Sacajawea son Jean Baptiste - "Pomp", a Shoshoni word for Chief. And is was on this returning trip Lewis and Clark split up, with Clark taking the Yellowstone River. They encountered the most impressive sandstone butte beside the river on July 25, 1806.

Rates & Fees
$3.00 per vehicle (Day)
$25.00 per bus or group
Admission is free with Golden Age, Golden Access, and Golden Eagle Passports.

Seasons / Hours
Memorial Weekend through Labor Day: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm daily
Labor Day through September 30: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Walk in traffic permitted during the off season. Please respect your cultural heritage.

Fishing on the Yellowstone River at Pompeys Pillar National Monument allowed with a valid Montana State Fishing License.

Directions: 25 miles east of Billings, Montana. The area is easily accessible from Interstate 94, using exit 23, or from State Highway 312.
Phone: 406-875-2233/406-896-5013
Website: http://www.pompeyspillar.org/