Missoula is a city in the U.S. state of Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluences with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot Rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five mountain ranges, thus it is often described as the "hub of five valleys". In 2017, the United States Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 73,340 and the population of the Missoula Metropolitan Area at 117,441. After Billings, Missoula is both the second largest city and metropolitan area in Montana. Missoula is home to the University of Montana, a public research university.
A smokejumper is a wildland firefighter who parachutes into a remote area to combat wildfires.
Montana Rail Link is a privately held Class II railroad in the United States. MRL, which operates on trackage originally built by the Northern Pacific Railway, is a unit of The Washington Companies, and is headquartered in Missoula, Montana.
Joseph Moore Dixon was a Republican politician from Montana. He served as a Representative, Senator, and the seventh Governor of Montana. A businessman and a modernizer of Quaker heritage, Dixon was a leader of the Progressive Movement in Montana and nationally. His term as governor, 1921–1925, was unsuccessful, as severe economic hardship limited the opportunities for action by the state government, and his great enemy the Anaconda Copper company mobilized its resources to defeat reform.
John Morgan Evans was a U.S. Democratic politician.
KTMF, virtual and UHF digital channel 23, is a dual ABC/Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Missoula, Montana, United States. The station is owned by the Cowles Company. KTMF's studios are located on Stephens Avenue in Missoula, and its transmitter is located on TV Mountain north of the city.
Montana Snowbowl is an alpine ski area located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Missoula, Montana in the Lolo National Forest. It is known for long expert runs such as West Bowl and its throwback operations; there is no significant base development, its two lifts are old Riblet double chairs; the access road is significantly improved as of 2011 but still unpaved. Montana Snowbowl is also known for its steep runs and a 2,600-foot vertical rise. The Grizzly Chair ascends 2,000 feet (610 m) feet from the base area and the midmountain LaVelle Creek Chair tops out at 7,600 feet (2,300 m) below Point Six summit. When the resort first opened in 1962, it was promoted as having the most vertical in the Pacific Northwest.
Fort Missoula Internment Camp was an internment camp operated by the United States Department of Justice during World War II. Japanese Americans and Italian Americans were imprisoned here during this war.
Richard Gardner "Dick" Shoup was a U.S. Representative from Montana, great-grandson of George Laird Shoup.
Washington Jay Mccormick, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Montana.
Lolo Peak is a mountain in the western United States, in the northern Rocky Mountains. It is located in the Bitterroot Range of western Montana in Missoula County, southwest of Missoula.
In Montana, the South Hills are the small foothills in various Montana communities, most notably those at el. 3,592 feet (1,095 m), south of Missoula, Montana in Missoula County, Montana. Several districts of Missoula, Montana are, also, in the South Hills.
Mount Sentinel, originally known as "Mount Woody," is a small mountain located to the east of the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont. At a height of 1,958 feet and an elevation of 5,158 feet (1,572 m), Mount Sentinel also features the hillside letter "M", a large concrete structure 620 feet (189 m) up its western face.
The Regional designations of Montana vary widely within the U.S state of Montana. The state is a large geographical area that is split by the Continental Divide, resulting in watersheds draining into the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Hudson's Bay. The state is approximately 545 miles (877 km) east to west along the Canada–United States border and 320 miles (510 km) north to south. The fourth largest state in land area, it has been divided up in official and unofficial ways into a variety of regions. Additionally, Montana is part of a number of larger federal government administrative regions.
The history of Missoula, Montana begins as early as 12,000 years ago with the end of the region's glacial lake period with western exploration dating back to the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806. The first permanent settlement was founded in 1860.
