| Date Admitted: | 1889 |
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| Flag Adopted: | 1905 Amended 1981 |
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| Area: | 147,046 square miles |
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| Highest Point: | Granite Peak - 12,799 feet (3,901 m) above sea level |
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| Lowest Point: | Kootenai River - 1,800 feet (550 m) above sea level |
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| Admission to U.S.: | Forty-first state |
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| Flag Adopted: | 1905 Amended 1981 |
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| State Motto: | "Gold and Silver" |
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| Nickname: | The Big Sky Country |
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| State Song: | "Montana Melody" |
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| State Flower: | Bitterroot |
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| State Tree: | Ponderosa Pine |
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| State Bird: | Western Meadowlark |
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| State Animal: | Grizzly bear |
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| State Fish: | Cutthroat trout |
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| State Fossil: | Maiasaura peeblesorum |
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| State Gemstones: | Sapphire and Montana agate |
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