Montana is a western state defined by its diverse terrain ranging from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains. Its wide-open spaces include Glacier National Park, a vast wilderness preserve that passes into Canada. The park’s many snow-capped peaks, lakes and alpine hiking trails are showcased along its famed Going-to-the-Sun Road, stretching 50 miles.
Abbreviation: MT
Capital: Helena
Temperature: 64 degrees, mostly cloudy
Time: 12:00 (MT, 2 hours behind us)
Nickname: Big Sky Country
Montana is known as "Big Sky Country" because of its unobstructed skyline, which can sometimes seem to overwhelm the landscape. The nickname originated in 1962 during a promotion for the Montana State Highway Department, and is credited to author A.B. Guthrie, Jr.'s 1947 western novel The Big Sky. The novel accurately depicted the state's untamed landscape, which helped Montana associate with the name "Big Sky".
Population: 1.1 million (PA 12.8m)
Size: 147,040 square miles (PA 46,000)
You can fit the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia into Montana.
Cost of living: $47,887 (PA $49,040)
Minimum wage: $10.30 (PA $7.25)
Statehood: November 8, 1889
State Flag:
The Montana state flag's design includes the state seal in the center, which depicts Montana's natural beauty, farming, and mining history. The blue field of the flag features a sun over snowy mountains, forests, cliffs, and the Great Falls of the Missouri River. The seal also includes a plow, shovel, and pick, which represent Montana's agriculture and mining past and present. The state motto, "Oro y Plata" (Spanish for "Gold and Silver"), appears on a ribbon below the tools. The ribbon is a reference to the state's mining history, when Montana was nicknamed the "Treasure State".
Ponderosa pine is the state tree of Montana. Ponderosa occur in the warm and dry forest and can live for hundreds of years and become very large and beautiful trees. The trees are intolerant meaning they require full sunlight to grow well.
State Mammal:
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
State Quarter:
The diversity of terrain, with mountains, plains and rivers, are seen below the skull of a bison, a powerful and sacred symbol of the culture and traditions of Montana's eight Tribal Nations, that is still commonly seen throughout this sprawling state.
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