Thursday, June 25, 2026 · america_250
America 250 · Little Bighorn — June 25 anniversary
5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.
On June 25-26, 1876, Lakota and Cheyenne warriors annihilated Custer's 7th Cavalry on a Montana ridge. Today's pack visits the field and four other places where the long Plains Wars played out.
- 01
Drop a pin on the ridge where Lt. Col. George Custer and 268 soldiers of the 7th Cavalry were killed on June 25-26, 1876.
● Crow Agency, Montana, United States
- Target
- 45.5697°, -107.4317°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 02
Drop a pin on the creek where U.S. troops killed nearly 300 Lakota in December 1890 — the last major engagement of the Indian Wars.
● Wounded Knee 1 Road — Wounded Knee, South Dakota, United States
- Target
- 43.1452°, -102.3661°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 03
Drop a pin on the fort where Geronimo, the Apache leader, was held as a prisoner of war until his death in 1909.
● Macomb Road — Lawton, Oklahoma, United States
- Target
- 34.6688°, -98.4017°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 04
Drop a pin on the canyon used in 1864 by Kit Carson's troops to force the Long Walk of the Navajo to a reservation.
● White House Overlook (Canyon de Chelly) — Arizona, United States
- Target
- 36.1350°, -109.4737°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 05
Drop a pin on the eastern site that marks the end of the Cherokee Trail of Tears — the forced relocation of 1838-39.
● Hickory Drive — Tahlequah;ᏓᎵᏆ, Oklahoma, United States
- Target
- 35.9043°, -94.9663°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts