Montana Holds A Few World Records

Everything is big here in Big Sky Country.  Sure, Montana is no Texas but there are a few World Records of some pretty big stuff in the Treasure State.

Here Are Montana's World Records, according to the site World Record Academy:

From World Records:

  • World's Biggest Snowflake, Fort Keogh, Montana

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The World's Biggest Snowflake was discovered in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887 by Matt Coleman.  The Snowflake measured 15 inches wide by 8 inches long.

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  • World's Biggest Purple Spoon, East Glacier, Montana

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You'll find the World's Biggest Purple Spoon, also known as "Big Martha" in East Glacier, Montana at Spiral Spoons, a specialty wooden spoon and kitchen utensil maker.

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  • World's Largest Penguin Statue, Cutbank, Montana

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Way up on Montana's highline, you'll find The World's Largest Penguin statue. The statue was built in 1989 in honor of Cut Bank's claim of the coldest weather in the lower 48 states. The statue is 27 feet tall, weighs around 5 tons and talks.

  • The World's Largest Larch Tree, Seeley Lake, Montana

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The World's Largest larch Tree can be found near Seeley Lake, Montana in the Jim Girard Memorial Tamaracks Grove. The locals call the tree Gus. Gus stands 163 feet high and is 273 inches in circumference.

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  • World's Tallest Surviving Masonry Structure, Anaconda, Montana

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The tallest surviving masonry structure in the world is in Anaconda, Montana.  The Anaconda Smelter Stack is about 585 feet tall on a concrete foundation that's 30 feet tall.

  • World's Biggest Farm Tractor, Havre, Montana

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The biggest farm tractor in the world can be found in Havre, Montana.  Big Bud 747, as the tractor is known, was built by Northern Manufacturing Company. The tractor can work over an acre a minute and go up to 8 miles per hour.

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