MONTANA information, vacations, tours and travel info - Visit Big Sky Country. Top Montana Destinations. - Montana officially became the 41st state on November 8, 1889. "Montana" is Montana's official song. Montana's state nick name is "Big Sky Country". Montana's state grass is Bluebunch wheatgrass. Montana's state flower is the Bitterroot. The Ponderosa pine is Montana's state tree. The duckbilled dinosaur is Montana's state fossil. The Western Meadowlark is Montana's state bird. The Grizzly bear is the official Montana animal and the Cutthroat trout is Montana's state fish. Montana's state gemstones are the Sapphire and the Montana agate. The name Montana is from the Spanish word for mountainous. Highest Point - Granite Peak is the highest point at 12,799 feet above sea level. Montana has 147,046 sq mi of land.

Search and discover the rich legend of America's Old West in Montana. From the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn, better known as "Custer's Last Stand," in which Cheyenne and Sioux defeated George A. Custer and more than 200 of his men in southeast Montana to hunting, fishing, skiing, and dude ranching., Montana is rich in Old West history and natural splendor.

MONTANA information, vacations, tours and travel info - Visit Big Sky Country. Top Montana Destinations. - Montana officially became the 41st state on November 8, 1889. "Montana" is Montana's official song. Montana's state nick name is "Big Sky Country". Montana's state grass is Bluebunch wheatgrass. Montana's state flower is the Bitterroot. The Ponderosa pine is Montana's state tree. The duckbilled dinosaur is Montana's state fossil. The Western Meadowlark is Montana's state bird. The Grizzly bear is the official Montana animal and the Cutthroat trout is Montana's state fish. Montana's state gemstones are the Sapphire and the Montana agate. The name Montana is from the Spanish word for mountainous. Highest Point - Granite Peak is the highest point at 12,799 feet above sea level. Montana has 147,046 sq mi of land.

Search and discover the rich legend of America's Old West in Montana. From the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn, better known as "Custer's Last Stand," in which Cheyenne and Sioux defeated George A. Custer and more than 200 of his men in southeast Montana to hunting, fishing, skiing, and dude ranching., Montana is rich in Old West history and natural splendor.