630 miles by 255
It is about 630 miles long and 255 miles wide. Mountains fill its western half and prairie its eastern half.
Montana against Japan
Japan covers about 146,000 square miles, so Montana is about the same size. Drag Montana over Japan on the map above to compare.
How it compares
- 95.2×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- 1.2×the size of New Mexico
- ≈ 1×about the same size as California
- 22%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 544×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 94.1 millionacres
- 71.2 millionAmerican football fields
- 53.3 millionsoccer pitches
- 111,632×the size of Central Park
- 774,644×the size of Vatican City
- 42.4×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 770×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 18%of the area of Greenland
- 535×the size of Anglesey
- 666×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Montana?
147,040 square miles (380,831 km²), 145,546 of them land.
Is Montana bigger than Idaho?
Yes. It is about 1.8 times the size of Idaho.
Where does Montana rank by size?
4th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.
How long is Montana?
About 630 miles (1,014 km) long and 255 miles (410 km) wide.
How big is Montana compared to Texas?
About 55% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 147,040 square miles in all, 145,546 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.