Weekend jaunts from Billings include the 944,000 acres of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area, Yellowstone National Park, several ski hills, blue-ribbon fly-fishing rivers, mountain bike trails, and other outdoor pursuits.Because Billings is the largest city within a nearly 500 mile radius, it offers a thriving business community and is the medical hub for two-thirds of Montana and portions of bordering states.From Billings, you can see six mountain ranges: Beartooth, Pryor, Big Horn, Bull, Crazies, and Big Snowy mountains.

The Beartooth Mountains, with Montana’s highest peak, rise as a snowcapped backdrop. The city of Billings and its vibrant downtown lie in a valley edged by sandstone cliffs and shaped by the Yellowstone River, the longest free-flowing river in the lower 48 states. Of Montana’s seven reservations, the Crow and the Northern Cheyenne reservations are both close to Billings.

On a map of the United States, if you placed the northwest corner of Montana over the city of Chicago, the southeastern corner of the state would land on Washington, D.C.Īmerican Indians are the largest minority population in the state, making up about 6 percent of the total population. Montana’s large size and sparse population are hard to imagine without taking a field trip across the state. Forty-five of Montana’s 56 counties have six or fewer people per square mile. Crowds are small, reservations usually unnecessary, and you won’t need binoculars to spot wildlife. Bring your fly rod, bike, backpack and skis. You’ll find sunshine, room-to-roam and a safe environment to raise a family. Living and working under the Big Sky fuels an outdoor lifestyle.

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