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Montana's Top 10 Dramatic Spots

By NewsDude ,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 17, 2007 2:07 AM CDT
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(Newser) – It wasn't a scientific survey.  But the results were dramatic.  The Billings Gazette selected a few Montanans ranging from authors to fly fishermen to geologists to pick the most dramatic natural sites in this most  dramatic state. Here's what they came up with:

  1. Beartooth Mountains
  2. Missouri River Breaks
  3. Glacier National Park

  1. Makoshika State Park
  2. Yellowstone River
  3. Rocky Mountain Front
  4. Medicine Rocks State Park
  5. Pryor Mountains
  6. Flathead Lake
  7. Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park

Taken along the Rocky Mountain Front south of Augusta, Montana
Taken along the Rocky Mountain Front south of Augusta, Montana   (Bitterroot (via Flickr))
Stone Towers, Medicine Park State Park, Ekalaka, Montana
Stone Towers, Medicine Park State Park, Ekalaka, Montana   (Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks)
Stack of Rocks, Pryor Mountains, Montana
Stack of Rocks, Pryor Mountains, Montana   (einafour (via Flickr))
Flathead Lake, Montana
Flathead Lake, Montana   ((c) ceonyc)
Stalagmite in Lews and Clark Caverns, Montana
Stalagmite in Lews and Clark Caverns, Montana   ((c) grabadonut)
Beartooth Mountains in the early afternoon
Beartooth Mountains in the early afternoon   (wisconsinhiker (via Flickr))
Missouri Breaks at Fort Benton, Montana
Missouri Breaks at Fort Benton, Montana   (PJ Spain)
Glacier
Glacier   ((c) santanartist)
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone River   ((c) tofslie)
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Montana • Rocky Mountains • Galcier Park • Beartooth Mountains • Pryor Mountains • Flathead Lake • Yellowstone • Lews and Clark Caverns • Missouri Breaks • Makoshika State Park • Medicine Rocks State Park • national park

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