Big Hole National Battlefield - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View through the siege area. The open character of the lodgepole forest in the siege area can still be seen today. Lodgepole pines were important as both a resource for the Nez Perce and as an element in battle. The spacing of trees and lack of underbrush allowed views and lines of fire into and out of the area during the battle. The patterns of forestation reinforce the historic scene. This is one of the vegetation patterns contained within the landscape, following patterns of the site's topography. Big Hole National Battlefield Site
Montana Big Hole National Battlefield
NPS Cultural Landscape Profile