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Upper Plains: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota

The broader mountain ranges in the state include the Flathead, Gallatin, Ruby, Swan, Absaroka, Beartooth, and Bitterroot mountains. A few of these ranges have peaks higher than 12,000 feet (3,650 m). Bighorn sheep, grizzly bears, and the Rocky Mountain goat live in west-

mammals, including elk, grizzly bears, bighorn sheep, and wolves, and 260 species of birds. Most rivers and streams in Glacier National Park teem with rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, and brown trout. The Rocky Mountains dominate the landscape in western Montana.

View of a lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.