Big Hole National Battlefield preserves a <!--Nez Perce War-->battlefield in the western United States, located in Beaverhead County, Montana. In 1877, the Nez Perce fought a delaying action against the U.S. Army's 7th Infantry Regiment here on August 9 and 10, during their failed attempt to escape to Canada. This action, the Battle of the Big Hole, was the largest battle fought between the Nez Perce and U.S. government forces in the five-month conflict known as the Nez Perce War.

In 1992, the park was made a part of Nez Perce National Historical Park, which consists of 38 locations in five states, following the flight of the Nez Perce tribe from the U.S. military, the route of which was designated Nez Perce National Historic Trail in 1986.

Just east of the continental divide at Chief Joseph Pass, Big Hole National Battlefield is located on

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  • The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.