Montana

THE BIG SKY STATE

Tourist Information in the UK: Rocky Mountain International, c/o Target Worldwide Ltd, 1G The Chandlery, 50 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7QY
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Montana

Land Area 147,138 sq miles
Population 967,440
State Capital Helena
Largest City Billings
Local Time MST – 7 hrs behind the UK
Climate Warm, dry summer with cool evenings. Cold, snowy winters tempered with sunshine and very dry air. Weather in higher altitude areas, including National Parks, is variable with snow possible in mid-summer.
Ntl Parks Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Little Bighorn National Battlefield, and three other sites under National Parks Service administration.There are 6 parks

Begin with two of the world's greatest treasures, the crown of the continent, Glacier National Park, where mountain goats pose in their home of unparalleled scenery, and Yellowstone National Park where primal geothermal forces gush out of the earth while bison graze. Next, fill the wide-open spaces between the parks with wilderness refuges, rodeos and festivals, soaring Rocky Mountains, vast prairies, rivers and lakes, art galleries, agricultural communities and modern cities, museums, elegant resorts and unpretentious ranches and abundant wildlife.
Beneath the vast blue sky, choose from a plethora of activities from whitewater rafting or river floating, downhill skiing, snowmobiling or snowshoeing, hiking, horse riding or mountain or road biking or worldclass lake and fly fishing. In the evening, soak in a hot spring pool beneath our stars, sip local wines or microbrew while dining on bison or burgers or relax with lemonade on a country porch. Year-round, Montana’s communities serve as gateways to days of adventure and an evening of relaxation. Explore our past, but enjoy the present. Follow the Lewis and Clark Trail, see the site of Custer’s Last Stand at the Little Bighorn, explore the ghost towns and old mining camps, experience a Native American powwow or follow the Montana Dinosaur Trail.


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STRANGE BUT TRUE ...
What started as a friendly competition between ranchers in north central Montana has turned into a contest each Labor Day featuring over 50 sculptures in the annual ‘What the Hay’ contest. It all began in 1989 when Don Derks decorated hay bales as a bull rider and put the sculpture out for show in his field along Highway 200. Not to be outdone, his neighbour dressed up a bale as a swimmer diving. The following year, locals created the "What the Hay" contest and last year there were 53 roadside entries.

STATE SECRET...
Glacier National Park, the “Crown of the Continent” celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2010. Waterton-Glacier National Park became the world’s first International Peace Park in 1932. Its natural beauty – the watchable wildlife, majestic mountains, sparkling lakes and abundant wildflowers and forests – are the breathtaking jewels of Glacier.

IF YOU ONLY SEE ONE THING ...
Glacier National Park is the "Crown of the North American Continent", a place of natural beauty and majesty with a spectacular mix of wildlife, wilderness, sparkling lakes and pine forests.

DON'T MISS...
The windows and boardwalks of Virginia City and Nevada City invite you to peer into the past of these authentically restored gold rush towns.

Digging for dinosaurs
Visit dinosaur excavation sites, where fossils protrude from the earth and are delicately prepared for removal to research labs. You can also visit the labs or hunt for fossils in the field.


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