trivia about our
Treasure state
YAAK
Winter cabin
in the Yaak
swan Range
yurt skiing the
swan range
OVANDO
missoula
string orchestra
of the rockies
Traditional
christmas
canyon ferry
reservoir
come sail away
three forks
jim dolan's bleu horses
native american healing
Billings
bozeman
yellowstone
art auction
14 north restaurant
Fly the flag
state facts
State Nickname Treasure State
Entered Union November 8, 1889
Motto "Oro y Plata" (Gold and Silver)
Capitol Helena
Animal Grizzly Bear
Song Montana
Bird Western Meadowlark
Land area 145,392 Square Miles
Butterfly Mourning Cloak
Water area 1,746 Square Miles
Fish Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout
Size Ranking in U.S. 4th
Flower Bitterroot
Length 630 Miles
Grass Bunch Wheatgrass
Width 280 Miles
Tree Ponderosa Pine
Highest point 12,799 Feet, Granite Peak
Under the word "Montana", on a blue field, is the state seal. The seal
shows some of Montana's beautiful scenery and tells what people were
doing in pioneer times. The pick, shovel, and plow represent mining
and farming. In the background a sun rises over mountains, forests and
the Great Falls of the Missouri river. A ribbon contains the state motto
"Gold and Silver."
Population 971,741
Fossil Maiasaura, or Duck-Billed Dinos
Lowest point 1,820 Feet, Kootenai River
Gemstone Agate and Sapphire
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