The state boasts the largest breeding population of trumpeter swans in the lower United States.
North of Missoula is the largest population of nesting common loons in the western United States.
The average square mile of land contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.
The Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area contains as many as 300,000 snow geese and 10,000 tundra swans during migration.
At Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge it is possible to see up to 1,700 nesting pelicans.
The Montana Yogo Sapphire is the only North American gem to be included in the Crown Jewels of England.
In 1888 Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.
46 out of Montana's 56 counties are considered "frontier counties" with an average population of 6 or fewer people per square mile.
At Egg Mountain near Choteau dinosaur eggs have been discovered supporting the theory some dinosaurs were more like mammals and birds than like reptiles.
Montana is the only state with a triple divide allowing water to flow into the Pacific, Atlantic, and Hudson Bay. This phenomenon occurs at Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park.
No state has as many different species of mammals as Montana.
The moose, now numbering over 8,000 in Montana, was thought to be extinct in the Rockies south of Canada in the 1900s.
Flathead Lake in northwest Montana contains over 200 square miles of water and 185 miles of shoreline. It is considered the largest natural freshwater lake in the west.
Miles City is known as the Cowboy Capitol.
Yellowstone National Park in southern Montana and northern Wyoming was the first national park in the nation.
Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states.
Virginia City was founded in 1863 and is considered to be the most complete original town of its kind in the United States.
Montana is nicknamed the Treasure State.
The Bitterroot is the official state flower.
The highest point in the state is Granite Peak at 12,799 feet
Montana's rivers and streams provide water for three oceans and three of the North American continent's major river basins.
The western meadowlark is the official state bird.
The first inhabitants of Montana were the Plains Indians.
Montana is home to seven Indian reservations.
Every spring nearly 10,000 white pelicans with a wingspan of nine feet migrate from the Gulf of
Mexico to Medicine Lake in northeastern Montana.
The Going to the Sun Road in Glacier Park is considered one of the most scenic drives in America.
The state's official animal is the grizzly bear.
The state's motto Oro y Plata means gold and silver.
Montana's name comes from the Spanish word mountain.
In Montana, the elk, deer and antelope populations outnumber the humans.
Hill County has the largest county park in the United States. Beaver Creek Park measures 10 miles long and 1 mile wide.
Competing with the D River in Lincoln City, Oregon for the title of the world's shortest river, the Roe River flows near Great Falls. Both rivers lengths vary from 58 feet to 200 feet. The source for this small river is Giant Springs, the largest freshwater spring in the United States.
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