Too Close For Comfort Site

The Wahkpa Chu'gn site spans 14.5 acres along the Milk River, containing preserved butchering areas and thousands of buffalo bones at the cliff base.

Three Native American groups inhabited the location between 2000 and 600 years ago: the Besent, Avonlea, and Saddle Butte peoples used this hunting ground.

Native Americans created extensive drive lanes marked with rock cairns stretching several miles to guide bison herds toward the precipice for communal hunting.

The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum manages public access to the archaeological site, where visitors can observe excavation areas and prehistoric hunting methods.

John Brumley discovered this location in 1962 and transformed it into an educational facility where people experience hands-on archaeological activities since 1992.

Location: Montana

GPS coordinates: 48.56111,-109.71528

Latest update: March 6, 2025 18:52