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 single day than anywhere else in the country.

A Hungry Horse Dam is an arch dam in the Western United States, on the South Fork Flathead River in the Rocky Mountains of northwest Montana. It is located in Flathead National Forest in Flathead County. The primary purpose of the dam today is hydroelectric power generation. Flood control is the dam's other main purpose. The project contributes to hydroelectric power generation not only at Hungry Horse Dam, but by storing and releasing water for use by downriver hydroelectric dams on the Flathead, Clark Fork, Pend Oreille, and Columbia rivers.

The lowest point is where the Kootenai River exits the state in northwest Montana at the Montana-Idaho border, at the elevation of 1,820 feet above sea level. The highest point in Montana is the Granite Peak, located in the Beartooth Range in the Rockies.

The West Yellowstone is a town in southern Montana. It's a gateway to Yellowstone National Park, known for the huge Old Faithful geyser and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. This park is also home to wildlife like elk and bison. In town, the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center offers the chance to get close to bears and wolves.

The Granite peak is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the tenth highest state high point in the nation. It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in park county very near the borders of Stillwater county and Carbon county. It is at an elevation of 12,807 feet (3,904 m) above sea level and is 10 miles (16 km) north of the Wyoming border, 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Colombia, Montana.

The name Montana comes from the Spanish word Montana and the Latin word Montana, meaning "mountain", or more broadly, "mountainous country". Montaña del Norte was the name given by early Spanish explorers to the entire mountainous region of the west.

Within the seal, a plow, shovel, and pick rest in a field in front of the Great Falls of the Missouri River. The ribbon contains the state motto, Oro y plata (Spanish for "Gold and Silver"). The current flag was adopted in 1905, and the word "Montana" above the seal was added in 1981.

Official State Language of Montana. 18% of the United States population over the age of 5 speaks a language other than English at home (including Spanish, German, Native American, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Tagalog, Italian, Chinese, Polish, Korean, and Russian).