Montana State, USA...

Montana State, USA

Notes of a Visitor

Helena City, Montana

It is located in the western region of the United States, it has an area of 380,849 square kilometers, so it ranks fourth. Its capital is the city of Helena but also has other major cities like Billings, Great Falls, Missoula, Butte, Bozeman, Kalispell, Havre, Anaconda and Miles City.

Montana has a population of 989,000 habitants, hosts major Indian reservations formed by the tribes Cheyenne, Salish, Kootenai and Chippewa.

It comprises an area with vast unexplored territories of wild nature and great mineral wealth that has allowed him to develop an important mining activity, so it is given the name "Treasure State".

It has a climate cold dominant with low humidity, however, it is more moderate what many expect, is considered to be dry so it does not show overwhelmingly hot nor cold.

Differently from other cold areas of the nation, warm winds and temperate periods interrupt their seasons of bad weather, but we can appreciate other kinds of storms such as hailstorms that can cause severe damage to crops and properties.

Through its territory crosses a rock formation striking known as the Rocky Mountains that are very attractive for tourism. Here we also find a part of Yellowstone National Park, the first and oldest national park in the world (1872), it is one of the largest temperate ecosystem area still remain, we can see most of the geysers on the planet.

Its main economic activities are: farming, pig farming, cultivation of wheat, hay and sugar, mining, oil and gas, coal, metals, wood products, food processing and printing.