Montana
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About Montana
Montana's vast open place is home to buffalo, elk, deer and horses roaming the emptiness of its sweeping fields. This is a state for the great outdoor activities: rafting, hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, mountain biking, hunting, fishing and skiing. Montana has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation, the largest breeding population of trumpeter swans, more golden eagles than anywhere else in the USA, the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states, and many buffalo, moose, deer, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, and black bear in their natural environment. The most visited place in Montana is Glacier National Park, known as the crown jewel of the continent. It lies along Montana's northern border and adjoins Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada, forming the world's first International Peace Park.
Good to know
- Capital: Helena
- Climate: Generally Montana is dry with average daytime temperatures in January of -2 °C to 30 °C in July. Be aware that weather in Montana can quickly change.
- Timezone: UTC -7
- No. of inhabitants: 926,865 (2004)
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
Highlights
- Visit the majestic Glacier National Park in the northern Rockies with its beautiful glaciers, waterfalls, lakes, carved mountain ranges and many hiking trails.
- Yellowstone National Park with its unique geological features, steaming geysers, waterfalls, panoramic vistas and rich wildlife species like grizzly bear, elk, bison and wolf.
- Try one of the white water rafting adventures through spectacular canyons and valleys
- Try the kayak or canoe and paddle the tranquil beauty of the wild and scenic Montana
Getting Around
- A good way to see the state is to fly to Montana, rent a car and do a loop tour. Billings (BIL) is the largest and busiest airport; other options are Bozeman (BZN), Butte (BTM), Great Falls (GTF), Helena (HLN,) Kalispell (FCA) or Missoula (MSO).
- Amtrak serves Montana on its Chicago-Seattle line, crossing the northern portion of the state, skirting the southern border of Glacier National Park before crossing the Rocky Mountains.
- There are three private bus companies providing service between cities in Montana - Greyhound, Powder River Transportation and Billings
- Major highways in Montana include
- I-15, running north-south from Alberta, Canada, to Idaho through the western part of the state
- Highway 2 runs east-west
- I-90, which runs north from Wyoming, then west to Idaho
- I-94, which enters the state at a midpoint on the eastern border with North Dakota and ends where it joins I-90, east of Billings
- Scenic roads:
- Beartooth Highway-reaching heights of nearly 3,352 m, this 3 hour drive offers skytop views of snowcapped peaks, glaciers, alpine lakes and plateaus in Yellowstone Country
- When travelling between Butte and Missoula try the Anaconda-Pintler Scenic Highway – a 100 km drive from Anaconda to Georgetown Lake and Philipsburg.
- Clark Fork Scenic Drive- along the Clark Fork River as it winds its way across Glacier Country, starting at Alberton with some of the best white water rafting and kayaking nearby.
- The Missouri Breaks National Back Country Byway traverses one of the most geologically unique areas in Montana.
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