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.
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
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- 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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