Big Sky Country
Population: | 904,433 |
Entered Union: | November 8, 1889 |
Capital: | Helena |
Song: | "Montana" |
Land Area: | 145,392 Square Miles |
Water Area: | 1,746 Square Miles |
Size Ranking: | 4th |
Length: | 630 Miles |
Width: | 280 Miles |
Highest Point: | 12,799 Feet, Granite Peak |
Lowest Point: | 1,820 Feet, Kootenai River |
State Nickname: | Treasure State |
Motto: | "Oro y Plata" (Gold and Silver) |
Animal: | Grizzly Bear |
Bird: | Western Meadowlark |
Butterfly: | Mourning Cloak |
Fish: | Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout |
Flower: | Bitterroot |
Grass: | Bluebunch Wheatgrass |
Tree: | Ponderosa Pine |
Fossil: | Maasura, or duck-billed dinosaur |
Gemstone: | Agate and Sapphire |