About Montana
Montana, bordering three Canadian provinces, boasts no major big cities, but is the fourth largest state in the Union, stretching across the prairie of the Great Plains, known as 'Big Sky Country'. Tourist attractions include hunting, fishing, skiing, and dude ranching. Glacier National Park, on the Continental Divide, has 60 glaciers, 200 lakes, and many streams with good trout fishing. Other major points of interest include the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Virginia City, Yellowstone National Park, Fort Union Trading Post and Grant-Kohr's Ranch National Historic Sites.
Weather in Montana
East and west regions of Montana, separated by the Continental Divide, experience different climates, although generally the state tends to be hot and dry in summer and cold in winter, with snow. The west tends to have a milder climate than the east, with warmer winters, cooler summers and lighter winds. The east tends to have less humidity than the west, as well as more sunny days on average.