List of hillside letters in Montana

This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms) in the U.S. state of Montana.[1][2][3] There are at least 80 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages in the state, possibly as many as 88. While western Montana provides plenty of mountains to support these monograms, many towns in the eastern prairie have also placed them on whatever hill they can find.

Monogram	Town	Description	Location
Fish	Livingston	"Trout capital of the world"	45.6708°N 110.5641°W / 45.6708; -110.5641 ('Trout capital of the world')
A	Absarokee		45.5172°N 109.4376°W / 45.5172; -109.4376 (Absarokee)
A	Anaconda		46.1174°N 112.9706°W / 46.1174; -112.9706 (Anaconda)
A	Arlee		47.156506°N 114.094879°W / 47.156506; -114.094879 (Arlee)
B (uncertain existence)	Baker		46.3651°N 104.2741°W / 46.3651; -104.2741 (Baker) (uncertain location)
B	Dillon	Beaverhead County High School	45.2389°N 112.6676°W / 45.2389; -112.6676 (Barrett High School)
B	Bozeman		45.7241°N 110.9825°W / 45.7241; -110.9825 (Bozeman)
B	Bridger		45.295342°N 108.928286°W / 45.295342; -108.928286 (Bridger)
B	Broadus		45.4479°N 105.4107°W / 45.4479; -105.4107 (Broadus)
C (poor maintenance)	Helena	Carroll College	46.5704°N 112.0299°W / 46.5704; -112.0299 (Carroll College)
C	Ekalaka	Carter County High School	45.8973°N 104.5453°W / 45.8973; -104.5453 (Carter Co. High School)
C	Cascade		47.2815°N 111.7103°W / 47.2815; -111.7103 (Cascade)
C	Anaconda	Anaconda High School	46.114°N 112.9512°W / 46.114; -112.9512 (Central High School)
C	Charlo		47.4502°N 114.256°W / 47.4502; -114.256 (Charlo)
C	Circle		47.4255°N 105.5889°W / 47.4255; -105.5889 (Circle)
C (uncertain existence)	Colstrip		45.885°N 106.6331°W / 45.885; -106.6331 (Colstrip) (uncertain location)
C	Columbus		45.6521°N 109.2505°W / 45.6521; -109.2505 (Columbus)
C	Corvallis		46.3359°N 114.0261°W / 46.3359; -114.0261 (Corvallis)
CMR	Great Falls	C.M. Russell High School	47.492892°N 111.348718°W / 47.492892; -111.348718 (Great Falls)
D	Darby	Darby High School	46.0248°N 114.1649°W / 46.0248; -114.1649 (Darby)
D (uncertain existence)	Glendive	Dawson County High School	47.1123°N 104.7066°W / 47.1123; -104.7066 (Dawson High School) (uncertain location)
D	Denton		47.3124°N 109.9366°W / 47.3124; -109.9366 (Denton)
D	Drummond		46.6701°N 113.1407°W / 46.6701; -113.1407 (Drummond)
E	Ennis		45.3505°N 111.7478°W / 45.3505; -111.7478 (Ennis)
F	Lewistown	Fergus High School	47.0541°N 109.4230°W / 47.0541; -109.4230 (Fergus High School)
F	Kalispell	Flathead High School	48.1793°N 114.3816°W / 48.1793; -114.3816 (Flathead High School)
F	Forsyth		46.2613°N 106.674°W / 46.2613; -106.674 (Forsyth)
F (no longer exists)	Frazer		48.0601°N 106.0398°W / 48.0601; -106.0398 (Frazer) (uncertain location)
F	Frenchtown		47.0218°N 114.2212°W / 47.0218; -114.2212 (Frenchtown)
F (uncertain existence)	Fromberg		45.3886°N 108.9209°W / 45.3886; -108.9209 (Fromberg) (uncertain location)
FB	Ft. Benton		47.8101°N 110.6626°W / 47.8101; -110.6626 (Ft. Benton)
G	Gardiner		45.038°N 110.7062°W / 45.038; -110.7062 (Gardiner)
G	Geraldine		47.6057°N 110.287°W / 47.6057; -110.287 (Geraldine)
G	Geyser		47.2861°N 110.5089°W / 47.2861; -110.5089 (Geyser)
G	Glasgow		48.2118°N 106.6395°W / 48.2118; -106.6395 (Glasgow)
G	Philipsburg	Granite High School	46.3306°N 113.283°W / 46.3306; -113.283 (Granite High School)
GR	Grass Range		47.027°N 108.8087°W / 47.027; -108.8087 (Grass Range)
GF	Great Falls	Great Falls High School	47.5218°N 111.3353°W / 47.5218; -111.3353 (Great Falls)
H	Hamilton		46.2342°N 114.2315°W / 46.2342; -114.2315 (Hamilton)
H	Harlowton		46.4445°N 109.8154°W / 46.4445; -109.8154 (Harlowton)
H	Havre	Havre High School	48.5232°N 109.6386°W / 48.5232; -109.6386 (Saddle Butte)
H	Havre	Havre High School	48.546896°N 109.687308°W / 48.546896; -109.687308 (Blue Pony stadium)
H	Helena		46.590876°N 112.059953°W / 46.590876; -112.059953 (Helena)
H (no longer exists)	Missoula	Hellgate High School	46.8624°N 113.9966°W / 46.8624; -113.9966 (Hellgate High School) (uncertain location)
H	Highwood		47.5801°N 110.7935°W / 47.5801; -110.7935 (Highwood)
H	Hinsdale		48.3778°N 107.0964°W / 48.3778; -107.0964 (Hinsdale)
H	Hot Springs		47.6263°N 114.651°W / 47.6263; -114.651 (Hot Springs)
H	Hysham		46.2624°N 107.2249°W / 46.2624; -107.2249 (Hysham)
J	Jackson		45.3805°N 113.3982°W / 45.3805; -113.3982 (Jackson) (uncertain location)
J	Boulder	Jefferson High School	46.2448°N 112.1486°W / 46.2448; -112.1486 (Jefferson High School)
J	Joliet		45.4808°N 108.9598°W / 45.4808; -108.9598 (Joliet)
J	Jordan		47.3151°N 106.8984°W / 47.3151; -106.8984 (Jordan)
K	Klein		46.4006°N 108.5512°W / 46.4006; -108.5512 (Klein)
KG (uncertain existence)	Gildford	Kremlin-Gildford High School (closed)	48.5698°N 110.3°W / 48.5698; -110.3 (Kremlin-Gildford High School) (uncertain location)
L	Lavina		46.3114°N 108.9335°W / 46.3114; -108.9335 (Lavina)
L (no longer exists)	Lewistown		45.67°N 110.5621°W / 45.67; -110.5621 (Lewistown) (uncertain location)
L	Libby		48.3943°N 115.5087°W / 48.3943; -115.5087 (Libby)
L	Lima		44.6185°N 112.5784°W / 44.6185; -112.5784 (Lima)
L	Eureka	Lincoln County High School	48.8842°N 115.0561°W / 48.8842; -115.0561 (Lincoln High School)
L	Missoula	Loyola High School	46.8728°N 113.9685°W / 46.8728; -113.9685 (Loyola High School)
M (uncertain existence)	Malta		48.3549°N 107.8701°W / 48.3549; -107.8701 (Malta) (uncertain location)
M	St. Ignatius	Mission High School	47.3007°N 114.1066°W / 47.3007; -114.1066 (Mission High School)
M	Bozeman	Montana State University	45.7144°N 110.9735°W / 45.7144; -110.9735 (Montana State University)
M	Butte	Montana Tech, built 1910	46.0191°N 112.5587°W / 46.0191; -112.5587 (Montana Tech Miners)
M	Missoula	University of Montana, built 1909	46.8594°N 113.9757°W / 46.8594; -113.9757 (University of Montana)
M	Dillon	University of Montana Western	45.2209°N 112.6671°W / 45.2209; -112.6671 (University of Montana Western)
N	Nashua		48.1381675°N 106.3566111°W / 48.1381675; -106.3566111 (Nashua)
N	Havre	Montana State University Northern	48.546977°N 109.686583°W / 48.546977; -109.686583 (Blue Pony stadium)
P	Livingston	Park High School	45.6714°N 110.5624°W / 45.6714; -110.5624 (Park High School)
P	Plains		47.4619°N 114.872°W / 47.4619; -114.872 (Plains)
P	Polson		47.6798°N 114.1471°W / 47.6798; -114.1471 (Polson)
P	Deer Lodge	Powell County High School	46.4222°N 112.7599°W / 46.4222; -112.7599 (Powell High School)
RL	Red Lodge		45.1766°N 109.2425°W / 45.1766; -109.2425 (Red Lodge)
R	Redstone		48.8237°N 104.9505°W / 48.8237; -104.9505 (Redstone)
R	Reed Point		45.7026°N 109.5424°W / 45.7026; -109.5424 (Reed Point)
R	Roberts		45.3764°N 109.1864°W / 45.3764; -109.1864 (Roberts)
R (no longer exists)	Billings	Rocky Mountain College	45.8023°N 108.5547°W / 45.8023; -108.5547 (Rocky Mountain College) (uncertain location)
R	Rosebud		46.273°N 106.4372°W / 46.273; -106.4372 (Rosebud)
R (uncertain existence)	Roundup		46.4381°N 108.5376°W / 46.4381; -108.5376 (Roundup) (uncertain location)
R	Roy		47.3227°N 108.9527°W / 47.3227; -108.9527 (Roy)
R	Ryegate		46.3023°N 109.2568°W / 46.3023; -109.2568 (Ryegate)
S (no longer exists)	Missoula	Sentinel High School	46.847°N 114.0099°W / 46.847; -114.0099 (Sentinel High School) '
S	Shelby		48.5195°N 111.8671°W / 48.5195; -111.8671 (Shelby)
S	Sheridan	Sheridan K-12 Schools	45.4514°N 112.1251°W / 45.4514; -112.1251 (Sheridan)
R (uncertain existence)	Saint Regis		47.3064°N 115.1053°W / 47.3064; -115.1053 (St. Regis) (uncertain location)
S	Stanford		47.1655°N 110.2724°W / 47.1655; -110.2724 (Stanford)
S	Superior		47.1955°N 114.8791°W / 47.1955; -114.8791 (Superior)
T	Terry		46.81058°N 105.3153°W / 46.81058; -105.3153 (Terry)
T	Three Forks		45.8864°N 111.6501°W / 45.8864; -111.6501 (Three Forks)
TB	Twin Bridges		45.5653°N 112.3127°W / 45.5653; -112.3127 (Twin Bridges)
U	Ulm		47.4387°N 111.4999°W / 47.4387; -111.4999 (Ulm)
V	Victor		46.4396°N 114.1992°W / 46.4396; -114.1992 (Victor)
W	Whitehall		45.910345°N 112.037352°W / 45.910345; -112.037352 (Whitehall)
W (uncertain existence)	Wibaux		46.9878°N 104.1877°W / 46.9878; -104.1877 (Wibaux) (uncertain location)
W	Windham		47.084°N 110.139°W / 47.084; -110.139 (Windham)
W	Winifred		47.5651°N 109.3685°W / 47.5651; -109.3685 (Winifred)
W	Winnett		46.992°N 108.3458°W / 46.992; -108.3458 (Winnett)

The M on Mt. Sentinel overlooks the University of Montana in Missoula

The M of Montana Tech, overlooking Butte

Sources

Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z: A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-87842-533-4. OCLC 79256698. OL 8556565W.
Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. Sante Fe, New Mexico. 30 (1): 15–23. Archived from the original on 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
Rocha, Guy (June 2004). "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes". Sierra Sage. Archived from the original on 2015-08-17.

External links

Mountain Monograms, a website explaining the origins and with an incomplete list and pictures
Hillside Letters, a companion website to a book on the subject
Letters on Hills, a category on waymarking.com for geocachers
Modern Geoglyphs, a compilation of geoglyphs in Montana with photos and maps

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[Corning2007-1] Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z: A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-87842-533-4. OCLC 79256698. OL 8556565W.

[Parsons1988-2] Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. Sante Fe, New Mexico. 30 (1): 15–23. Archived from the original on 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2015-08-16.

[Rocha2004-3] Rocha, Guy (June 2004). "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes". Sierra Sage. Archived from the original on 2015-08-17.