| Capital
City: |
Helena |
| Location: |
46.59652 N, 112.02038 W; |
| Area: |
147,046 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
878,800 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
November 8th, 1889; 41st State |
| Song: |
Montana |
| words by: Charles C. Cohen |
| music by: Joseph E. Howard |
| Nickname: |
The Treasure State, Big Sky Country; |
| Origin of states name: |
Based on Spanish word for "mountainous." |
| Time
zone: |
Mountain |
| Other Cities: |
Billings, Great Falls, Missoula; |
| Border
States: |
Idaho, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming; |
| Geographic Center: |
Fergus, 11 mi. west of Lewistown; |
| Coastline: |
none |
| Highest Point: |
Granite Peak, 12,799 feet; |
| Agriculture: |
Cattle, wheat, barley, hay, hogs,
sugar beets; |
| Industry: |
Mining, lumber & wood products, tourism; |
| National
Park: |
Glacier, Yellowstone; |
| Topography: |
Rocky Mountains in the west; gently rolling northern |
| great plains in the east; |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 64 to 72 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 25 to 29 |
| Flower: |
Bitterroot |
| Tree: |
Ponderosa pine |
| Newspapers: |
Helena
Independent Record |
| Attractions: |
Montana
Attractions. Roadside America |
