Regions of Montana
The U.S state of Montana is a large geographical area (147,046 square miles (380,850 square kilometres)) that includes portions of the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Hudson's Bay watersheds, is split by the Continental Divide and is approximately 545-mile (877 km) east to west along the Canadian border and 320-mile (510 km) north to south. Historically and officially, this large state has been divided up into a variety of distinct regions. This is a List of regional designations (official and historical) of Montana.
Historical designations
Official state tourism regions
The Montana Official Travel Site (visitmt
- Custer Country
- Glacier Country
- Gold West Country
- Missouri River Country
- Russell Country
- Yellowstone Country
Official state fish and wildlife regions
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has designated seven administrative regions for the purposes of fish, wildlife and parks management. [1]
- Region 1
- Region 2
- Region 3
- Region 4
- Region 5
- Region 6
- Region 7
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes Montana in the Mountain-Prairie region which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. [2]
Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs agencies
Montana, along with Wyoming makes up the Rocky Mountain Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs which includes the following Indian agencies in Montana.[3]
- Blackfeet Agency
- Crow Agency
- Fort Belknap Agency
- Fort Peck Agency
- Northern Cheyenne Agency
- Rocky Boy's Agency
Notes
- ^ "Fish and Wildlife Regions". Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Mountain-Prairie Region". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Indian Affairs-Rocky Mountain Region". U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
