USA Mega series #26; Montana Traditional Cache

This is a one of a series of 51 caches (50 traditional (States) and a puzzle bonus (USA)) that will take you around the town of Thornbury.

All the caches are to do with the USA and will give you info on all the states.

To help you navigate the public footways around this area, the Explorer 167 map will be helpful.

                                                     MONTANA         

• Origin of name: Spanish for “mountainous”
• Capital: Helena
• Largest city: Billings
• Population: 1,005,141 (2012 est) Ranked 44th in the US.
• Nicknames: Big sky country; The Treasure state
• Highest point: Granite Peak, 12,807 ft
• Admission to union: November 8^th, 1889 (41^st)
• State motto: Gold and silver
• State song: Montana
• State tree: Ponderosa pine
• State flower: Bitterroot
• State bird: Western Meadowlark
• Area: 147,042 sq mi. Ranked 4th in the US.
  
   

Did you know……...

1) 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.

2) 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.

3) Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states.

4) The most visited place in Montana is Glacier National Park, known as the crown jewel of the continent. It lies along Montana's northern border and adjoins Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada, forming the world's first International Peace Park.

5) In Montana the elk, deer and antelope populations outnumber the humans.