Glacier
national park
Montana is the only state with
a triple divide, allowing water
to flowing into the Pacific,
Atlantic, and Hudson Bay.
This phenomenon occurs at
Triple Divide Peak in GNP.
Building a miracle page 36
In the early ���20s, about 300 men
worked on the Going to the Sun
Road. Sixteen Russian men,
hired because of their skill as
stonemasons, did the precision
work on the retaining walls and
Triple Arches.
great falls
Lepley���s bear page 16
Charlie Russell learned about the
way of the west mostly while
working in Judith Basin ranches.
His famous painting ���Waiting for a
Chinook��� about the winter of 1886-7
was originally drawn there.
Bozeman
MIssoula
Helena
Trivia
Montana in 30 years
page 16
These Montana cities
have existing Climate
Action Plans.
West
Yellowstone
montanans you
should know page 24
Bud Lilly opened his Trout
Shop in W. Yellowstone
60 years ago.
www.budlillys.com
From the a rti c l es
a b o ut our tr eas u r e s tat e
state
facts
Population 971,741
Width 280 Miles
Fish Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout
Entered Union November 8, 1889
Highest point 12,799 Feet, Granite Peak
Flower Bitterroot
Capitol Helena
Lowest point 1,820 Feet, Kootenai River
Grass Bunch Wheatgrass
Song Montana
State Nickname Treasure State
Tree Ponderosa Pine
Land area 145,392 Square Miles
Motto ���Oro y Plata��� (Gold and Silver)
Fossil Maiasaura, or Duck-Billed Dinos
Water area 1,746 Square Miles
Animal Grizzly Bear
Gemstone Agate and Sapphire
Size Ranking in U.S. 4th
Bird Western Meadowlark
Length 630 Miles
Butterfly Mourning Cloak
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