- Capital:
Helena (2000 population: 25,780)
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Motto:
Oro y plata (Spanish: "gold and silver")
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Nicknames:
"Treasure State" and "Big Sky Country"
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Song:
"Montana,"
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Tree:
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
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Flower:
Bitterroot (Lewisia redevia)
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Bird:
Western Meadow Lark (Sturnella-neglecta: Audubon)
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Area:
147,046 sq. mi. (4th largest of the 50 states)
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Highest Point:
Granite Peak: 12,799 ft.
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Lowest Point:
Kootenai River on the Idaho border:
1,800 ft.
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Record high temperature:
117§F at Glendive on July 20, 1893, and at
Medicine Lake on
July 5, 1937
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Record low temperature:
-70§F at Rogers Pass on January 24, 1954
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Population:
902,195 (2000 census); 44th of the 50 states
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