10 views of Montana locals would rather keep to themselves
Katie Scott Aiton
Apr 21, 2015
The backcountry of Montana has a terrain like nowhere else in the world. Its mountains fall into rolling ranch lands, which themselves are peppered with ice-blue glacier lakes. The state’s name is derived from the Spanish word for mountain, montaña, but it also boasts many unofficial nicknames such as “Big Sky Country,” “Land of the Shining Mountains,” and “The Treasure State.”
Here are 11 views Montana locals would rather keep to themselves.
1. Glacier National Park
By Derek Haller
2. Yellowstone Park
By Juan Pons
3. Mission Mountains
By Derek Haller
4. Clark Fork River
5. Lake McDonald
By Jeff Clow
6. Wild Goose Island Viewpoint
7. Whitetail Deer
8. Grinnell Lake
By Rob Macklin
9. Glacier National Park
10. Devil’s Canyon
By Aaron Burnett
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