List of hillside letters in Montana

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

The seal of Montana State University features its monogram

The M of Montana Tech, overlooking Butte

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 71 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.

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Monogram	Town	Description	Location
Fish	Livingston	"Trout capital of the world"	45°40′15″N 110°33′51″W / 45.6708°N 110.5641°W
A	Absarokee		45°31′02″N 109°26′15″W / 45.5172°N 109.4376°W
A	Anaconda		46°07′03″N 112°58′14″W / 46.1174°N 112.9706°W
A	Arlee		47°09′23″N 114°05′42″W / 47.156506°N 114.094879°W
B (uncertain existence)	Baker		46°21′54″N 104°16′27″W / 46.3651°N 104.2741°W (uncertain location)
B	Dillon	Beaverhead County High School	45°14′20″N 112°40′03″W / 45.2389°N 112.6676°W
B	Bozeman		45°43′27″N 110°58′57″W / 45.7241°N 110.9825°W
B	Bridger		45°17′43″N 108°55′42″W / 45.295342°N 108.928286°W
B	Broadus		45°26′52″N 105°24′39″W / 45.4479°N 105.4107°W
C	Helena	Carroll College	46°34′13″N 112°01′48″W / 46.5704°N 112.0299°W
C	Ekalaka	Carter County High School	45°53′50″N 104°32′43″W / 45.8973°N 104.5453°W
C	Cascade		47°16′53″N 111°42′37″W / 47.2815°N 111.7103°W
C	Anaconda	Anaconda High School	46°06′50″N 112°57′04″W / 46.114°N 112.9512°W
C	Charlo		47°27′01″N 114°15′22″W / 47.4502°N 114.256°W
C	Circle		47°25′32″N 105°35′20″W / 47.4255°N 105.5889°W
C (uncertain existence)	Colstrip		45°53′06″N 106°37′59″W / 45.885°N 106.6331°W (uncertain location)
C	Corvallis		46°20′09″N 114°01′34″W / 46.3359°N 114.0261°W
CMR	Great Falls	C.M. Russell High School	47°29′34″N 111°20′55″W / 47.492892°N 111.348718°W
D (uncertain existence)	Glendive	Dawson County High School	47°06′44″N 104°42′24″W / 47.1123°N 104.7066°W (uncertain location)
D	Denton		47°18′45″N 109°56′12″W / 47.3124°N 109.9366°W
D	Drummond		46°40′12″N 113°08′27″W / 46.6701°N 113.1407°W
E	Ennis		45°21′02″N 111°44′52″W / 45.3505°N 111.7478°W
F	Lewistown	Fergus High School	47°03′15″N 109°25′23″W / 47.0541°N 109.4230°W
F	Kalispell	Flathead High School	48°10′45″N 114°22′54″W / 48.1793°N 114.3816°W
F	Forsyth		46°15′41″N 106°40′26″W / 46.2613°N 106.674°W
F (uncertain existence)	Frazer		48°03′36″N 106°02′23″W / 48.0601°N 106.0398°W (uncertain location)
F	Frenchtown		47°01′18″N 114°13′16″W / 47.0218°N 114.2212°W
F (uncertain existence)	Fromberg		45°23′19″N 108°55′15″W / 45.3886°N 108.9209°W (uncertain location)
FB	Ft. Benton		47°48′36″N 110°39′45″W / 47.8101°N 110.6626°W
G	Gardiner		45°02′17″N 110°42′22″W / 45.038°N 110.7062°W
G	Geraldine		47°36′21″N 110°17′13″W / 47.6057°N 110.287°W
G	Geyser		47°17′10″N 110°30′32″W / 47.2861°N 110.5089°W
G	Glasgow		48°12′42″N 106°38′22″W / 48.2118°N 106.6395°W
G	Philipsburg	Granite High School	46°19′50″N 113°16′59″W / 46.3306°N 113.283°W
GR	Grass Range		47°01′37″N 108°48′31″W / 47.027°N 108.8087°W
GF	Great Falls	Great Falls High School	47°31′18″N 111°20′07″W / 47.5218°N 111.3353°W
H	Hamilton		46°14′03″N 114°13′53″W / 46.2342°N 114.2315°W
H	Harlowton		46°26′40″N 109°48′55″W / 46.4445°N 109.8154°W
H	Havre	Havre High School	48°31′24″N 109°38′19″W / 48.5232°N 109.6386°W
H	Havre	Havre High School	48°32′49″N 109°41′14″W / 48.546896°N 109.687308°W
H	Helena		46°34′13″N 112°01′48″W / 46.5704°N 112.0299°W
H (no longer exists)	Missoula	Hellgate High School	46°51′45″N 113°59′48″W / 46.8624°N 113.9966°W (uncertain location)
H	Highwood		47°34′48″N 110°47′37″W / 47.5801°N 110.7935°W
H	Hinsdale		48°22′40″N 107°05′47″W / 48.3778°N 107.0964°W
H	Hot Springs		47°37′35″N 114°39′04″W / 47.6263°N 114.651°W
H	Hysham		46°15′45″N 107°13′30″W / 46.2624°N 107.2249°W
J	Jackson		45°22′50″N 113°23′54″W / 45.3805°N 113.3982°W (uncertain location)
J	Boulder	Jefferson High School	46°14′41″N 112°08′55″W / 46.2448°N 112.1486°W
J	Joliet		45°28′51″N 108°57′35″W / 45.4808°N 108.9598°W
J	Jordan		47°18′54″N 106°53′54″W / 47.3151°N 106.8984°W
K	Klein		46°24′02″N 108°33′04″W / 46.4006°N 108.5512°W
KG (uncertain existence)	Gildford	Kremlin-Gildford High School (closed)	48°34′11″N 110°18′00″W / 48.5698°N 110.3°W (uncertain location)
L	Lavina		46°18′41″N 108°56′01″W / 46.3114°N 108.9335°W
L (no longer exists)	Lewistown		45°40′12″N 110°33′44″W / 45.67°N 110.5621°W (uncertain location)
L	Libby		48°23′39″N 115°30′31″W / 48.3943°N 115.5087°W
L	Lima		44°37′07″N 112°34′42″W / 44.6185°N 112.5784°W
L	Eureka	Lincoln County High School	48°53′03″N 115°03′22″W / 48.8842°N 115.0561°W
L	Missoula	Loyola High School	46°52′22″N 113°58′07″W / 46.8728°N 113.9685°W
M (uncertain existence)	Malta		48°21′18″N 107°52′12″W / 48.3549°N 107.8701°W (uncertain location)
M	St. Ignatius	Mission High School	47°18′03″N 114°06′24″W / 47.3007°N 114.1066°W
M	Bozeman	Montana State University	45°42′52″N 110°58′25″W / 45.7144°N 110.9735°W
M	Butte	Montana Tech, built 1910	46°01′09″N 112°33′31″W / 46.0191°N 112.5587°W
M	Missoula	University of Montana, built 1909	46°51′34″N 113°58′33″W / 46.8594°N 113.9757°W
M	Dillon	University of Montana Western	45°13′15″N 112°40′02″W / 45.2209°N 112.6671°W
N	Havre	Montana State University Northern	48°32′49″N 109°41′12″W / 48.546977°N 109.686583°W
P	Livingston	Park High School	45°40′17″N 110°33′45″W / 45.6714°N 110.5624°W
P	Plains		47°27′43″N 114°52′19″W / 47.4619°N 114.872°W
P	Polson		47°40′47″N 114°08′50″W / 47.6798°N 114.1471°W
P	Deer Lodge	Powell County High School	46°25′20″N 112°45′36″W / 46.4222°N 112.7599°W
RL	Red Lodge		45°10′36″N 109°14′33″W / 45.1766°N 109.2425°W
R	Reed Point		45°42′09″N 109°32′33″W / 45.7026°N 109.5424°W
R	Roberts		45°22′35″N 109°11′11″W / 45.3764°N 109.1864°W
R (uncertain existence)	Billings	Rocky Mountain College	45°48′08″N 108°33′17″W / 45.8023°N 108.5547°W (uncertain location)
R (uncertain existence)	Rosebud		46°16′17″N 106°26′32″W / 46.2714°N 106.4423°W (uncertain location)
R (uncertain existence)	Roundup		46°26′17″N 108°32′15″W / 46.4381°N 108.5376°W (uncertain location)
R	Roy		47°19′22″N 108°57′10″W / 47.3227°N 108.9527°W
R	Ryegate		46°18′08″N 109°15′24″W / 46.3023°N 109.2568°W
S	Missoula	Sentinel High School	46°50′49″N 114°00′36″W / 46.847°N 114.0099°W '
S	Shelby		48°31′10″N 111°52′02″W / 48.5195°N 111.8671°W
S	Sheridan	Sheridan K-12 Schools	45°27′05″N 112°07′30″W / 45.4514°N 112.1251°W
R (uncertain existence)	Saint Regis		47°18′23″N 115°06′19″W / 47.3064°N 115.1053°W (uncertain location)
S	Stanford		47°09′56″N 110°16′21″W / 47.1655°N 110.2724°W
S	Superior		47°11′44″N 114°52′45″W / 47.1955°N 114.8791°W
T (uncertain existence)	Terry		46°47′34″N 105°18′45″W / 46.7928°N 105.3126°W (uncertain location)
T	Three Forks		45°53′11″N 111°39′00″W / 45.8864°N 111.6501°W
TB	Twin Bridges		45°33′55″N 112°18′46″W / 45.5653°N 112.3127°W
U	Ulm		47°26′19″N 111°30′00″W / 47.4387°N 111.4999°W
V	Victor		46°26′23″N 114°11′57″W / 46.4396°N 114.1992°W
W	Whitehall		45°54′37″N 112°02′14″W / 45.910345°N 112.037352°W
W (uncertain existence)	Wibaux		46°59′16″N 104°11′16″W / 46.9878°N 104.1877°W (uncertain location)
W	Windham		47°05′02″N 110°08′20″W / 47.084°N 110.139°W
W	Winifred		47°33′54″N 109°22′07″W / 47.5651°N 109.3685°W
W	Winnett		46°59′31″N 108°20′45″W / 46.992°N 108.3458°W

Sources

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.
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.
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.

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