Montana Gazetteer
Pompeys Pillar is a physical feature (pillar) in Yellowstone County. The primary coordinates for Pompeys Pillar places it within the MT 59064 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Pompeys Pillar |
| Category: | Montana physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Pillar |
| Description: | Pompeys Pillar is a prominent sandstone rock formation located on the S bank of the Yellowstone River, 1.6 km (1 mi) NE of the community of Nibbe and 45 km (28 mi) ENE of Billings; in Pompeys Pillar National Historic Landmark (BLM). |
| History: | "Named for Jean Baptiste ""Pomp"" Charbonneau, the infant son of the Shoshoni woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their Expedition of 1805-1806. A proposal to change the name Pompeys Pillar to Pompey Tower was submitted in 1998. The proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) in 1999." |
| County: | Yellowstone County |
| Latitude: | 45.9952469 |
| Longitude: | -108.0053879 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pompeys Pillar: Pompeys Pillar.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Pompeys Pillar does not include property ownership information.
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Nibbe, MT
(1.4 miles SW) Pompeys Pillar, MT (2.7 miles E) Ballantine, MT (7.5 miles WSW) |
Worden, MT
(7.9 miles WSW) Huntley, MT (15.7 miles WSW) Shepherd, MT (16.6 miles WSW) |
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Newton, MT
(2.7 miles WSW) Anita, MT (3.6 miles SSW) Mann, MT (5.5 miles WSW) |
Bull Mountain, MT
(7.4 miles ENE) Corinth, MT (9.9 miles SSE) Knox, MT (10 miles WSW) |
