Four Dances Natural Area
Four Dances Natural Area 765 acres of undeveloped open space which were preserved in Billings, Montana and became public land. This area was named Four Dances Natural Area after Chief Four Dances, an important religious and military figure in Crow Indian History. The name in the Crow language is Annishi Shopash, translated as “Place of Four Dances.” This area is traditionally recognized as a fasting site used by Four Dances in the 1830s, during the height of the Rocky Mountain fur trade and the intertribal plains wars. Four Dances took his name from the vision he received while fasting at this place.
This area is on a plateau located two miles east of downtown Billings and is bordered on the east side by Coburn Road. This plateau is edged with cliffs that drop 200-800 feet to the river. The west boundary is the Yellowstone River.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/billings_field_office/four_dances.html".- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/mt/field_offices/billings/maps.Par.60351.File.dat/fourdances.pdf".
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Coordinates: 45°45′54″N 108°27′25″W / 45.76500000°N 108.45694444°W