Montana Counties

Montana’s largest county by land area is Beaverhead County. It’s a place of wide-open spaces in the southwestern corner of the state.

In southeastern Montana, where the plains meet the mountains, lies Big Horn County. The county gets its name from the Bighorn River.

Blaine County is where the high plains of north-central Montana stretch out to Saskatchewan, Canada. Chinook is the county seat.

Broadwater County is just east of Helena, the capital of Montana. Townsend is the county seat and sits in a valley between two mountains.

South-central Montana is home to Carbon County, where the plains crash into the Beartooth Mountains. Red Lodge is the county seat.

Carter County is in the far southeastern corner of Montana, bordering South Dakota and Wyoming. It has open fields and endless horizons.

Great Falls, Montana’s third-largest city, anchors Cascade County in the north-central part of the state. The name is from all its waterfalls.

Chouteau County is in north-central Montanahe with the Missouri River. Fort Benton, the county seat, was once the world’s innermost port.

Miles City is the beating heart of Custer County. It’s located in the middle of eastern Montana’s vast prairie. This is cowboy country.

Daniels County sits up in the northeastern corner of Montana, right against the Canadian border. Scobey is the county seat

Dawson County sits in eastern Montana where the Yellowstone River rolls across the prairie. Glendive is the county seat, located along I-94.

Deer Lodge County is located in southwestern Montana. Anaconda, once a copper mining powerhouse, is the beating heart and county seat.

Fallon County sits in the far southeastern corner of Montana in the prairie region. It borders both North and South Dakota.

Fergus County sits right in the heart of Big Sky Country. It’s a piece of Montana that’s rugged and beautiful. Lewistown is the county seat.

Flathead County is the crown jewel of northwest Montana. Nature shows off big time here. Glacier National Park sits right on its doorstep.