State Name: Montana
State Nickname: "The Treasure State," "Big Sky Country"
State Motto: Oro y plata (Spanish for "Gold and silver")
Name for Residents: Montanan
Abbreviation: MT
Time Zone: Mountain, GMT/UTC -7 / -6 (Daylight Savings Time)
Capital City: Helena
Date of Statehood: November 8, 1889
Statehood Rank: 41st State
Area: 147,165 square miles (381,156 km²)
Area Rank: 4 of 50
Number of Counties: 56
State Population: 1,042,520 (2016 estimate)
Largest Cities:
Billings - 110,263 (2015 estimate)
Missoula - 71,022 (2015 estimate)
Great Falls - 59,638 (2015 estimate)
Helena - 31,169 (2016 estimate)
Major Rivers:
Missouri River - Length: 2,540 mi (4,090 km)
Milk River - Length: 729 mi (1,173 km)
Yellowstone River - Length: 692 mi (1,114 km)
Highest Point: Granite Peak, 12,807 ft (3,904 m)
Lowest Point: Kootenai River, 1,800 ft (549 m)
Bordering States and Countries:
Canada (North)
North Dakota (East)
South Dakota (Southeast)
Wyoming (South)
Idaho (West and Southwest)
Record High Temperature:
117°F (47°C)
July 5, 1937 at Medicine Lake
Record Low Temperature:
-70°F (-57°C)
January 20, 1954 at Rogers Pass
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