What are facts about Montana?

Answer 1

# Montana has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation.

# The state boasts the largest breeding population of trumpeter swans in the lower United States.

# At the Rocky Mountain Front Eagle Migration Area west of Great Falls more golden eagles have been seen in a single day than anywhere else in the country.

# North of Missoula is the largest population of nesting common loons in the western United States.

# The average square mile of land contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.

# The Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area contains as many as 300,000 snow geese and 10,000 tundra swans during migration.

# At Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge it is possible to see up to 1,700 nesting pelicans.

# The Montana Yogo Sapphire is the only North American gem to be included in the Crown Jewels of England.

# In 1888 Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.

# 46 out of Montana's 56 counties are considered "frontier counties" with an average population of 6 or fewer people per square mile.

# At Egg Mountain near Choteau dinosaur eggs have been discovered supporting the theory some dinosaurs were more like mammals and birds than like reptiles.

# Montana is the only state with a triple divide allowing water to flow into the Pacific, Atlantic, and Hudson Bay. This phenomenon occurs at Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park.

# The notorious outlaw, Henry Plummer, built the first jail constructed in the state.

# No state has as many different species of mammals as Montana