Montana

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Note: This page contains only information about Montana in American Truck Simulator!

For other uses, see Montana (disambiguation).

Montana
The Treasure StateBig Sky Country
Location Details
Type	State
Capital	Helena
Region	Rocky Mountains
Accessible	Yes
Game(s)	American Truck Simulator
Cities	15
Time zone	MDT (UTC-6)
Price per liter	$1.418
Price per gallon	$5.369
Price per gallon with Garage	$4.564
Also known as	Монтана Montāna
Publishing Information
Form	DLC
Platform(s)
Release Date	August 4, 2022
Price	$11.99, £9.99, €11,99
Store	Steam
DLC Features
State(s)	Montana
Features	See article
Speed Limits
Freeway	70 mph (113 km/h)
Undivided Highway	65 mph (105 km/h)
Urban Area	20–25 mph (32–40 km/h)
Combinations
STAA Double	Legal
RM Double	Legal
B Doubles	Legal
Turnpike	Legal
Triple Pup	Legal
Map

Montana is a state of the United States, which is featured in American Truck Simulator as a map expansion DLC that was released on August 4, 2022. It is the ninth map of DLC involving map expansions, but the eighth paid one.

Summary

The state is bordered by Idaho to the west, the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan to the north, Wyoming to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the east.

Geography

Montana is located in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan to the north, Wyoming to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the east. With an area of 147,040 square miles (380,800 km2), Montana is slightly larger than Japan. It is the fourth-largest state in the United States after Alaska, Texas, and California, and the largest landlocked state.

Geographically, the state can be divided into two regions: the Great Plains, and the Rocky Mountains. The Great Plains of Montana are part of the Interior Plain of North America that stretches from Canada south to Mexico. The Great Plains are made of high, gently rolling land interrupted by hills and wide river valleys including the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers. Groups of mountains spring up from these plains; the Bear Paws, Big Snowy, Judith, and Little Rocky Mountains. In the southeast, badlands swept by wind and water showcase beautiful natural stone columns of red, yellow, brown, and white. The Rocky Mountains of Montana is covered by flat, grassy valleys and mountains blanketed in fir, spruce, pine, and other evergreens. The southwest valleys are from 30 to 40 miles wide while the valleys in the north are narrower; from 1 to 5 miles wide. Many of the mountains are covered with snow for about 8 to 10 months of the year and a few active glaciers dwell in the higher altitudes. The Montana Rocky Mountains are known for their clear, cold lakes. There are more than 50 mountain ranges in this region including the Absaroka, Beartooth, Beaverhead, Big Belt, Bitterroot, Bridger, Cabinet, Crazy, Flathead, Gallatin, Little Belt, Madison, Mission, Swan, and Tobacco Root ranges. Granite Peak, the highest point in Montana, rises 12,799 feet above sea level in south-central Montana. Unfortunately, the Rocky Mountain Region is always in danger of earthquakes due to the faults that run through the area. The Continental Divide, the place that separates waters running west into the Pacific Ocean and east to the Atlantic Ocean, runs through the Rocky Mountain Region. Montana is the only state that has rivers that drain into the Gulf of Mexico (Missouri River system), Hudson Bay (Bellys, St. Marys, and Waterton Rivers), and the Pacific Ocean (Columbia River system).

Climate

Montana's east and west regions experience very different climates, separated by the Continental Divide, although generally the state tends to be hot and dry in summer and cold with snow in winter. The western regions generally have a milder climate than the east, with warmer winters, cooler summers, and lighter winds. Their rainfall is also more evenly distributed throughout the year. The east tends to have less humidity than the west, as well as more sunny days on average. Montana's cold winters are frequently broken by warm, windy spells in the east, known as Chinook winds, which can last for several days at a time. The heaviest snowfall throughout the state is from November to March, and most cities receive an annual average of 30 to 50 inches (76 to 127 cm). Rainfall is generally light, with most falling between May and July.

“	Montana is home to extraordinary experiences and moments that will leave you in awe. This northern US state is untamed, wild and natural. Montana is a gateway to Glacier and Yellowstone—two crown jewels of the national park system—and is home to glistening glacial lakes, snow-capped mountain peaks, blue-ribbon trout streams, and mighty Missouri, Yellowstone, and Flathead Rivers. This is just the beginning; the stunning mountain scenery of Montana only accentuates the rustic charm of the small towns beneath it. And backcountry trails lead to wild, secluded spaces where it is still possible to be utterly alone. Vast, unspoiled, and wild, “Big Sky State” represents the very best of the American West. Rugged cowboys still saddle up to ride at ranches and wow crowds at rodeos. Ghost towns, state parks, and a one-of-a-kind Dinosaur Trail preserve a dazzling array of historical treasures.	”
	~ Official American Truck Simulator Website

DLC Features

• Deliver to and from 15 cities and discover 17 settlements (Jump to section)
• Discover and deliver to Montana's important industries like Sugar Plants, Talc Factory, Silane Gas, Electric Network Service, and more! (Jump to section)
• Drive on the Going-to-the-sun road
• See landmarks unique to Montana (See Landmarks)
• Visit Glacier National Park and part of the Yellowstone National Park and get bird's-eye views with many new viewpoints (See Viewpoint pages)
• Admire accurate representations of cities like Helena, Bozeman, Missoula, Kalispell, and more! (Jump to section)
• Visit and take a rest at famous Montana rest stops & gas stations (Jump to section)
• Unlock Montana-specific Steam Achievements (Jump to section)

Main article: American Truck Simulator Companies

• 18 Wheels Garage - Truck trailer service
• Faraday - Energy network services
• Great Falls Cargo Terminal - Airport logistics
• MWM - Waste management
• Sweet Beets - Food processing
• Walden's - Landscape supplies

The cover of the DLC features an International 9900i containing a Grullo-like color with a Grain Hopper Trailer attached to the truck. The cover takes place on Going-to-the-Sun Road in a dense coniferous forest of Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana. On the right side of the cover, McDonald Creek (the inflow to Lake McDonald at Apgar) flows on the right side. In the background, Mount Cannon stands tall with its sedimentary rock in the Lewis Range, as well as some snow and ice on the mountain and a bird soaring near it, under a sky containing a thick, brownish orange cloud on the top-left side of the cover, and the glaring light of the sun on the top-right side of the cover. The logo of the DLC sits on the right side of the cover.

Cities

There are 15 cities in the Montana map expansion.

Note: Helena is in italic lettering since it is the state capital of Montana.

Billings	Bozeman	Butte
Glasgow	Glendive	Great Falls
Havre	Helena	Kalispell
Laurel	Lewistown	Miles City
Missoula	Sidney	Thompson Falls *

Suburbs on this wiki are defined as separate cities in real life that are shown as part of larger cities in game.

Bonner-West Riverside (Missoula)	Columbia Falls (Kalispell)	Evergreen (Kalispell)
Four Corners (Bozeman)	Havre North (Havre)	Lockwood (Billings)
Rocker (Butte)	Silver Bow (Butte)	West Havre (Havre)
Wye (Missoula)

Scenery towns on this wiki are defined as cities or communities that are unmarked on the map.

Apgar	Armington Junction	Big Sandy	Black Eagle
Broadus	Browning	Camp Three	Chester
Chinook	Circle	Conrad	Craig
Crow Agency	Culbertson	Cut Bank	Dillon
DY Junction	East Glacier Park Village	Eddies Corner	Ennis
Fort Peck	Forsyth	Grass Range	Hardin
Haugan	Jordan	Lima	Lindsay
Lolo	Lolo Hot Springs	Malta	Mid Canon
Polson	Rockvale	Roundup	Shelby
St. Mary	St. Regis	Troy	West Glacier
West Yellowstone	White Sulphur Springs	Wolf Point

Roads

There are four Interstate Highways in Montana:

Interstate 15	Interstate 90	Interstate 94	Interstate 115
Idaho - Shelby (US 2)	Idaho - Wyoming	Billings (I-90/US 87/US 212) - Glendive	Butte

There are 10 US Highways in Montana:

US 2	US 12	US 20	US 87	US 89
Idaho - Culbertson	Idaho - Missoula (I-90/MT 200); Helena; US 89; Camp Three (US 87) - Roundup (US 87); I-94	Idaho - Wyoming	Wyoming - Havre (US 2)	I-90/US 191 - Great Falls (I-15/MT 3/MT 200); US 2 - St. Mary
US 93	US 191	US 212	US 287	US 310
Idaho - Kalispell (US 2)	Wyoming - I-90/US 89; Eddies Corner (US 87/MT 3/MT 200) - Malta (US 2)	Rockvale (US 310) - Crow Agency (I-90/US 87); MT 59	Wyoming - Ennis; Helena	Wyoming - Laurel (I-90/US 212)

There are 13 Montana State Highways:

MT 3	MT 16	MT 19	MT 23	MT 24
Billings; Eddies Corner (US 87/US 191/MT 200) - Great Falls (I-15/US 89/MT 200)	Glendive - Culbertson (US 2)	US 87/MT 200 - US 191	Sidney	MT 200 - Glasgow (US 2)
MT 47	MT 56	MT 59	MT 84	MT 85
Hardin	US 2	Wyoming (WYO 59) - Jordan (MT 200)	Four Corners	Four Corners
MT 135	MT 200	MT 200S
St. Regis (I-90) - MT 200	Thompson Falls - MT 135; Missoula; Great Falls (I-15/US 89/MT 3) - Circle (MT 200S); Sidney	Circle (MT 200) - Glendive

There are nine inaccessible Montana State Highways:

MT 13	MT 25	MT 35
US 2	Wolf Point (US 2)	Polson (US 93); Kalispell (US 2)
MT 40	MT 43	MT 49
Kalispell (US 2)	US 93	East Glacier Park Village (US 2)
MT 66	MT 67	MT 86
DY Junction (US 191)	Shelby (US 2)	US 89

There are five Montana Secondary Highways:

S-205	S-232	S-243	S-426	S-474
Bozeman	Havre	US 2	US 191	Missoula

There are 10 inaccessible Montana Secondary Highways:

S-201	S-213	S-233	S-238	S-254
MT 16	Cut Bank (US 2)	Havre (S-232)	Lewistown (US 87/US 191/MT 200)	MT 16
S-335	S-358	S-360	S-409	S-464
Glendive	US 2	White Sulphur Springs (US 12/US 89)	Chester (US 2)	Browning (US 2/US 89)

Trivia

• For early adopters of the DLC, having a profile connected to your World of Trucks account and making any delivery using the External Contracts or External Market to or from Kalispell will earn a Mountain Goat plush toy.

Achievements

Main article: American Truck Simulator Achievements

Icon	Name	Description
	The Last Best Place	Discover every city in Montana
	Big Sky Country	View cutscenes from all viewpoints in Montana
	Zero Waste	Show your support for zero waste by completing a total of 10 deliveries of the Dumpster Bins and Paper Waste cargoes to the Waste Transfer Stations in Montana, and at least one Garbage Truck cargo to or from anywhere in Montana
	Power On!	Spark up Montana and support the power network by delivering a Circuit Breakers cargo and a Utility Poles cargo to the electric substations in each of the following cities: Butte, Glasgow and Havre
	Major Miner	Complete a perfect delivery (no damage, no fines, in-time) of any machinery equipment to the Bull Mountains coal mine, Silane from the silane gas factory and Talc Powder from the talc factory

Release History

Since the release of the DLC, new major content has been added to it for free in game updates (not including road connections to new neighbouring states).

• 8 November 2022: Update 1.46 adds US 20 from Idaho Falls to West Yellowstone. A blog post on 16 September 2022 announced the additions.

Before the DLC was released, SCS published several hints and news topics about the content featured in it that was previously under work in progress.

• 4 August 2022: Montana DLC is released.
• 27 July 2022: Blog post about Yellowstone National Park and Montana's new routes for the Special Transport DLC.
• 24 July 2022: SCS announced the release date of the expansion.
• 21 July 2022: Blog post about gameplay video.
• 17 July 2022: Blog post about Ports of Entry and new cargoes.
• 12 July 2022: SCS makes a first exclusive Montana gameplay livestream.
• 11 July 2022: SCS announced on their social media sites that on 12 July 2022, will have a first exclusive Montana gameplay livestream.
• 10 July 2022: Blog post about Helena, the capital city of Montana.
• 3 July 2022: Blog post about Glacier National Park.
• 27 June 2022: The 1.45 Open Beta is released, adding some more new roads towards and within Montana.
• 20 June 2022: Blog post about Missoula.
• 17 June 2022: Steam achievements for Montana are added to SteamDB.
• 12 June 2022: Blog post about mining industry.
• 1 June 2022: Blog post about water bodies.
• 24 May 2022: Blog post about mountain passes in the Bitterroot Range.
• 17 May 2022: Blog post about Butte and Port of Montana.
• 6 May 2022: Blog post about forestry.
• 28 April 2022: Blog post about Great Falls.
• 21 April 2022: The 1.44 Open Beta is released, adding some new roads towards and within Montana.
• 11 April 2022: Blog post about Thompson Falls and its connection to Extreme Trucker 2.
• 29 March 2022: Blog post about agriculture.
• 16 March 2022: First blog post about cities and settlements.
• 22 February 2022: Blog post about truck stops.
• 1 February 2022: Blog post about landmarks and areas.
• 13 January 2022: Blog post about new industries.
• 16 December 2021: In the SCS Christmas Stream, the team reveals new screenshots of Montana. Pavel also mentions that the development of Montana is in a good pace and is in a “competition” between the development of Texas and Montana, and one of the two states has an unknown release time to which will come first.
• 17 November 2021: During the Czech & Slovak Games Week 2021 stream, SCS developer Davido confirmed Montana will be the next state after Texas with a trailer, also a first official blog post with a few new screenshots is made, alongside the Steam store page being released.
• 10 October 2021: A mysterious teaser video is posted on SCS's YouTube channel and in their blog showing a 2D artist creating a landscape painting featuring a bitterroot, the Montana state flower.
• 7 September 2021: During Wyoming Release Stream, Wyoming DLC Map Lead Davido, said he and his team have already started working in the next state after Texas and that the community was smart enough to know which would be this state.

Media

SCS Blog

Screenshots of the new areas of the Montana DLC

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Screenshots of the new prefab industries of the Montana DLC

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Screenshots of truck stops in Montana

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Screenshots of forest industry in Montana

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Screenshots of mining industry in Montana

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Screenshots of Port of Entry and new cargoes in Montana

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Screenshots of new content added in update 1.46

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See also

• Official microsite for the expansion
• Information about Montana in real life