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Geography of Montana. Map of Montana. Montana is one of the eight Mountain States, located in the north of the region known as the Western United States. It borders North Dakota and South Dakota to the east. Wyoming is to the south, Idaho is to the west and southwest, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan are ...
Montana (/ m ɒ n ˈ t æ n ə / ⓘ mon-TAN-ə) [6] is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is a national monument in the western United States, protecting the Missouri Breaks of north central Montana.Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), it is a series of badland areas characterized by rock outcroppings, steep bluffs, and grassy plains; a topography referred to as "The Breaks" (as the land appears to "break away" to the river).
Outline of Montana. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Montana: Montana – fourth most extensive of the 50 states of the United States of America. Montana is the northernmost of the western Mountain States. The Territory of Montana joined the Union as the 41st state on November 8, 1889.
Bannack Historic District. More images. July 4, 1961. (#66000426) Bannack. 45°09′40″N 112°59′44″W / 45.1611°N 112.9956°W / 45.1611; -112.9956 (Bannack Historic District) Beaverhead. Site of Montana's first major gold discovery in 1862, and served as the capital of Montana Territory briefly.
Birch Creek. Judith River. Dry Wolf Creek (Judith Basin County, Montana) Dry Wolf Creek (Fergus County, Montana) Musselshell River. Sacagawea River. North Fork Musselshell River. South Fork Musselshell River. Milk River.
Western Montana was inhabited by the Salish, Kootenai, Shoshone, Flathead, and Kalispel people. [3] In the late 19th century non-indigenous people arrived and established mines and additional cities in the mountains and valleys. Gold was discovered in Last Chance Gulch in the 1860s and soon the city of Helena was born. [4]
The combination of Montana's abundant rivers combined with ready availability of natural resources for transporting electricity led to the building of multiple dams across the state, particularly a number on the Missouri River, most owned and operated by the Montana Power Company. The city of Great Falls, due to the presence of several existing ...