Montana

  ** ~Montana~ ** **Big Sky Country  **

** Welcome to Montana ** Home to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, miles and miles of wide open plains with displays of diverse flora and fauna, herds of bison grazing and a portion of the beautiful Rocky Mountain Range.   The state motto is “Oro y Plata”, it depicts gold and silver mining that reported a boom in high yields of mining precious metals in the 1880’s.

__**Interesting State Facts**:__ eastern two-thirds gently rolling northern great plains.
 * Nickname: ** Treasure State
 * Area: ** 147,046 square miles
 * Topography:** Mountains in the western one-third of the state;
 * Highest Point: ** Granite Peak; 12,799 feet (10th highest in the nation)
 * Border States **** : ** Idaho, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming
 * Agriculture:** Cattle, wheat, barley, sugar beets, hay, hogs.
 * Industry: ** Mining, food processing, lumber and wood products, tourism.
 * Flower:** Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva)
 * Tree: ** Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
 * Bird: ** Western Meadowlark