465 photo locations in Montana — 122 waterfalls, 93 mountain peaks, 42 lakes, 29 ghost towns and more — plus 10 National Park Service sites and golden hour times for 7 cities. Milky Way core season runs April–July (best in June). Aurora needs about Kp 4.0+ in central Montana. Wildflowers peak around June.
Photo locations
465
NPS sites
10
Milky Way season
Apr–Jul
Peak bloom
June
Aurora
Kp 4.0+
Top photo locations in Montana
Dark Sky PlaceWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Mountain PeakGranite Peak
LakeSaint Mary Lake
LakeAvalanche Lake
LakeLake McDonald
Mountain PeakChief Mountain
Ghost TownBannack
Mountain PeakTriple Divide Peak
Ghost TownElkhorn
Mountain PeakElectric Peak
WaterfallBird Woman Falls
LakeQuake Lake
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National Park Service sites in Montana
MTGlacier National Park
ID/MTYellowstone National Park
MTLittle Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
MT/WYBighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
ID/MTNez Perce National Historical Park
MT/NDFort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
MTGrant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
MTBig Hole National Battlefield
WA/ORIce Age Floods National Geologic Trail
IA/IDLewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Golden hour in Montana cities
Night sky
Darkest skies in Montana
Dark Sky PlaceWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park
State ParkMedicine Rocks State Park
State ParkMissouri Headwaters State Park
State ParkGreycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park
State ParkTongue River Reservoir State Park
State ParkPlacid Lake State Park