https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/montana Montana! en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:25:19 +0000 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:52:23 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/montana https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/27/travel/things-to-do-bozeman.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/27/travel/things-to-do-bozeman.html Bozeman is blooming, with nationally recognized restaurants, galleries that honor its Indigenous roots and more to complement its show-stopping scenery. Janie Osborne and Will Warasila Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:52:23 +0000 Travel and Vacations Bozeman (Mont) Bars and Nightclubs Restaurants Art Museums Native Americans Beer Bakeries and Baked Products Shopping and Retail Indigenous People Hikes and Hiking Hot Springs https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000011063804/hiker-montana-pole-granite-peak.html https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000011063804/hiker-montana-pole-granite-peak.html David Cifaldi, 32, slipped on a rock and fell on one of his trekking poles while hiking in Montana on Granite Peak. Somehow, he wasn’t in pain and there was no blood, and he was able to trek out. McKinnon de Kuyper Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:37:00 +0000 Hikes and Hiking Falls Montana Accidents and Safety https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/montana-hiker-impaled-pole.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/montana-hiker-impaled-pole.html David Cifaldi was hiking up Granite Peak, Montana’s tallest mountain, last week when he slipped and fell on one of his trekking poles. A wound nurse, he went into survival mode. Remy Tumin Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:23:25 +0000 Accidents and Safety Hikes and Hiking Rescues Emergency Medical Treatment Billings (Mont) Montana internal-open-access-from-nl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/rock-fall-death-glacier-national-park.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/rock-fall-death-glacier-national-park.html The man had been driving this month on a popular route through the park when a rock dislodged from a cliff face and struck his vehicle. Such fatal episodes are rare, officials said. Emmett Lindner Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:02:57 +0000 Glacier National Park (Mont) Deaths (Fatalities) Rock and Stone Automobiles National Park Service Flathead County Coroners Office Floods internal-eafs https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/weather/heat-wave-forecast.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/weather/heat-wave-forecast.html Salt Lake City reached its highest temperature ever recorded this weekend. Nazaneen Ghaffar Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:10:14 +0000 Heat and Heat Waves Weather Billings (Mont) Great Lakes Northeastern States (US) Salt Lake City (Utah) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/yellowstone-bison-injures-tourist.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/yellowstone-bison-injures-tourist.html A man was hospitalized after a visibly agitated bull bison flipped him about eight feet in the air near a campground road. 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Julia Jacobs Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:56:39 +0000 Custer, George Armstrong Art Native Americans Montana Mulvany, John (1839-1906) Remington, Frederic Paxson, Edgar (1852-1919) One Bull, Henry Oscar United States Defense and Military Forces Cody, William F Flynn, Errol Movies Comic Books and Strips Cash, Johnny Scholder, Fritz (1937-2005) Hampton, Fred von Schmidt, Eric Cutschall, Colleen Standing Bear, Stephen internal-disable-fab https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/arts/for-heirs-of-custer-and-sitting-bull-a-150-year-old-battle-is-personal.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/arts/for-heirs-of-custer-and-sitting-bull-a-150-year-old-battle-is-personal.html As the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, relatives of the two men still grapple with the legacy of a contentious moment in U.S. history. Julia Jacobs and Will Warasila Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:29:24 +0000 Native Americans History (Academic Subject) Custer, George Armstrong LaPointe, Ernie Sitting Bull Montana https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/us/politics/montana-democrats-senate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/us/politics/montana-democrats-senate.html A rift in Montana between the Democratic nominee and an independent candidate could boost Republican hopes of holding on to an open seat in conservative territory. Kellen Browning and Jack Healy Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:50:24 +0000 Midterm Elections (2026) Elections, Senate Third-Party Politics (US) Montana Senate Bodnar, Seth Alme, Kurt Bankhead, Alani Democratic Party Republican Party https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/science/dutch-scientist-mpox-virus-smuggling.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/science/dutch-scientist-mpox-virus-smuggling.html The virologist was stopped at the Detroit airport after working in Congo during an mpox epidemic. 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