Capital Helena
Area 147,046 sq mi
380,848 sq km
Population
(2000 census) 902,195
Major Cities
(2000 census) Billings (89,847), Missoula (57,053),
Great Falls (56,690), Butte (34,606),
Bozeman (27,509)
Major Rivers Missouri, Yellowstone, Milk, Flathead, Kootenai, Powder, Bighorn
Highest Point Granite Peak
12,799 feet
3,901 meters
Industry mining, lumber and wood products, food processing, tourism
Agriculture beef cattle, wheat, barley, sugar beets, hay, hogs
Minerals and Resources coal, copper, gold, petroleum, platinum, palladium, talc and pyrophylite
