Montana Facts:
State Abbreviation: MT
State Capitol: Helena
Largest City: Billings
Area: 147,046 square miles (4th largest)
Population: 935,670 (44th in population)
Major Industries: mining, lumber and wood products, food processing, tourism.
Natural Resources: coal, copper, gold, petroleum, platinum, palladium, talc and pyrophylite
Highest Point: Granite Peak - 12,799 feet above sea level
Bordering States: Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota
Bordering Country: Canada
State Nickname: The Big Sky
Record high temperature: 117:F at Glendive on July 20, 1893, and at Medicine Lake on July 5, 1937
Record low temperature: -70:F at Rogers Pass on January 24, 1954
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