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Interesting
Data About Montana
- The state boasts the largest breeding
population of trumpeter swans in the lower United States.
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At the Rocky Mountain Front Eagle Migration Area west of
Great Falls more golden eagles have been seen in a single
day than anywhere else in the country.
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North of Missoula is the largest population of nesting
common loons in the western United States.
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The average square mile of land contains 1.4 elk, 1.4
pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.
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The Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area contains as
many as 300,000 snow geese and 10,000 tundra swans during
migration.
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At Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge it is possible to see
up to 1,700 nesting pelicans.
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The Montana Yogo Sapphire is the only North American gem
to be included in the Crown Jewels of England.
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In 1888 Helena had more millionaires per capita than any
other city in the world.
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46 out of Montana's 56 counties are considered "frontier
counties" with an average population of 6 or fewer people
per square mile.
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At Egg Mountain near Choteau dinosaur eggs have been
discovered supporting the theory some dinosaurs were more
like mammals and birds than like reptiles.
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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.
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The notorious outlaw, Henry Plummer, built the first jail
constructed in the state.
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No state has as many different species of mammals as
Montana.
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The moose, now numbering over 8,000 in Montana, was
thought to be extinct in the Rockies south of Canada in
the 1900s.
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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.
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Miles City is known as the Cowboy Capitol.
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Yellowstone National Park in southern Montana and northern
Wyoming was the first national park in the nation.
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The town of Ekalaka was named for the daughter of the
famous Sioux chief, Sitting Bull.
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Fife is named after the type of wheat grown in the area
or, as some locals contend, by Tommy Simpson for his home
in Scotland.
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Fishtail is named for either a Mr. Fishtail who lived in
the area or as the area Indians prefer for some of the
peaks in the nearby Beartooth Mountain Range which look
like the tail of a fish.
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The Yaak community is the most northwestern settlement in
the state.
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Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the
lower 48 states.
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Near the Pines Recreation Area as many as 100 sage grouse
perform their extraordinary spring mating rituals.
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The first luge run in North America was built at Lolo Hot
Springs on Lolo Pass in 1965.
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Combination, Comet, Keystone, Black Pine, and Pony are
names of Montana ghost towns.
Google News - Montana
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Montana State Trivia
Capital City:
Helena
Area: 147046 sq.mi.
Land: 145556 sq.mi.
Water: 1490 sq.mi.
Area Code: 406
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Flower: Bitterroot
Highest Point: 12799 feet
Lowest Point: 1800 feet
Soil: Montana - Scobey
Tree: Ponderosa pine
Largest Cities: Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Butte,
Bozeman, Helena, Kalispell, Havre, Anaconda, Miles City
Nickname: Treasure State
Population: 902,195
Economy:
Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, barley, sugar beets, hay, hogs
Industry: Mining, lumber and wood products, food
processing, tourism
Montana State Flag
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". Flag
adopted 1905 amended 1981.
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