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NICK NAME | Treasure State, Big Sky State. | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Helena | |
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LARGEST CITY | Billings | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Great Falls | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Yellowstone | |
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AREA | 147,046 sq. miles; 145,556 sq. miles land, 1,490 sq. miles water. (4th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 12,799 ft., Granite Peak (Park County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | 1,800 ft. along the Kootenai River (Lincoln County). | |
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ABBREVIATION | MT (postal); Mont. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 406 | |
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TIME ZONE | Mountain | |
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PART OF REGION | Rocky Mountain | |
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ADMISSION DATE | November 8, 1889 (41st State) | |
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LOCATION | In the the northwestern United States, bordering North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | Latin or Spanish word meaning "mountainous." Suggested by Rep. James M. Ashley of OH, when Montana Territory was organized. | |
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STATE BIRD | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | |
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STATE FISH | Black-Spotted (Cutthroat)
Trout (Salmo Clarki) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) | |
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STATE GEM | Yogo Sapphire, Montana Agate | |
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STATE GRASS | Bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron Spicatum) | |
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STATE SONG | "Montana" | |
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STATE TREE | Ponderosa Pine (Pinus Ponderosa) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Oro y Plata (Spanish: "Gold and Silver") |
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