Montana is located in the northwestern part of the
United States.
Montana is bordered by
Canada on the north and by the other US states of Idaho on the west, Wyoming on the south, North and South Dakota on the east.
The continental Divide splits the state into two differnt regions, the ranges of Rocky Mountains (Bitterroot Mountains, Lewis Range, Absaroka Range, Crazy Mountains, Big Belt Mountains, Little Belt Mountains...) in the west, whose highest peak is the
Granite Peak at 3901 meters, and the Great Plain to the east.
The capital of Montana is
Helena, the largest city is
Billings. Other important cities are Havre, Glasgow, Glendive, Great Falls, Miles City, Bozeman, Kalispell and Missoula.
The main rivers flowing through Montana are the
Missouri (with Fort Peck Lake), Yellowstone River, Bighorn River, Milk River.
