Capital: Helena
Largest City: Billings
Abbreviation: MT
Joined the Union: November 8, 1889
Nickname: Big Sky Country

Incredible glaciated peaks and alpine wilderness dominate the western half of Montana, while grasslands and colorful badlands make up the eastern portion of the state. It’s home to some of the most beautiful places in the nation, like Glacier National Park and the Beartooth Mountains, and even serves as a gateway to Yellowstone. The cities in Montana aren’t particularly large – and that’s just how residents like it. The sparse population is primarily rural, comprised of ranchers and farmers who raise cattle and grow crops, a backbone of the agricultural industry and symbolic of what life underneath that Big Sky is all about.

Areas to Explore

BILLINGS

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

HELENA

MISSOULA