Montana Cities and Towns
The Treasure State  412st State

Climate & Weather:

Winter can be bitterly cold -- though temperatures in January range 11 to 35 F/-11 to -2 C, most places experience at least a week below 0 F/-17 C. If you're primarily interested in the state's historical, cultural and sightseeing attractions, you would do well to visit in the summer months. This is when the greatest number of resorts, hotels and attractions are open and when the greatest number of events are scheduled. Expect the warmest temperatures in July, when the statewide range is 64-88 F/17-31 C, though most places will record 90 F/32 C a few times each summer. Parts of the state west of the Continental Divide are generally cooler than the southeast. On summer nights, expect temperatures of 50-60 F/10-15 C (a sweater will be more than welcome). May-July is the rainiest part of the warm season.

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Firsts, Facts, Trivia:  

46 out of Montana's 56 counties are considered "frontier counties" with an average population of 6 or fewer people per square mile. No state has as many different species of mammals as Montana.


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Featured Tourist Spots:

Moss Mansion Museum  - Step into history with a one-hour guided tour of the Moss Mansion Historic House Museum.  The tour captures early turn-of-the-century life as the Preston Boyd Moss family lived it. Visitors see original draperies, fixtures, furniture, Persian carpets and artifacts displayed in the 1903 red sandstone structure.

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Montana History:

Before the white settlers arrived, two groups of Indian tribes lived in the region that is now Montana. The Arapaho, Assiniboine, Atsina, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, and Crow tribes lived on the plains. The mountains in the west were the home of the Bannack, Flathead, Kalispell, Kootenai, and Shoshone tribes. Other nearby tribes (such as the Sioux, Mandan, and Nez Perce) hunted in the Montana region

Much of the region was acquired by the U.S. from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The northwestern part was gained by treaty with Great Britain in 1846. At various times, parts of Montana were in territories of Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

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