Big Timber, Montana

As the gateway to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Big Timber has many amenities including some of the best blue-ribbon trout fishing in the state. Big Timber offers shopping, schools, medical facilities, building supplies, churches as well as a lot of peace and quiet. The area is bordered on the north and east by prairie, and on the west and south by mountains. Granite Peak, located in the Absaroka Mountain Range, is the highest peak in Montana and the beautiful Crazy Mountains provide a perfect backdrop for all types of outdoor recreation, photography and scenic drives. Activities and guided services for this area include ranch vacations, hiking, river floats, hunting, fishing, golf and the historical Big Timber rodeo.

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Big Timber is a city in Sweet Grass County. Area attractions include the Crazy Mountain Museum. On exhibit is the Cobblestone City, a detailed miniature of Big Timber in 1907. The permanent rodeo display features the Cremer Rodeo of the 1930s. Part of the museum complex is a Norwegian Stabbur, or stone house, with artifacts from Big Timber's Norwegian heritage, and a one-room schoolhouse, complete with black boards and chalk, shared desks and pictures of the presidents.

Map of Big Timber

Big Timber Population:

As of 2005: 1,725

Median Household Income: $33,900
Median House Price: $97,500

Big Timber Chamber of Commerce:

Big Timber Chamber of Commerce
306 E. Park Street
Anaconda, MT  59711
Phone: 406-563-2400
Web: www.anacondamt.org

Big Timber Schools:

Big Timber School
Big Timber Middle School (7-8)
Sewwtgrass Co. High School

Colleges/Universities Near Big Timber

Montana State University - Bozeman
Montana State University - Billings
Ricks College

Nearest Medical Facilities:

Pioneer Medical Center

Big Timber Festivals:

Big Timber Rodeo - June 29 - 30, 2007
Sweet Grass Fest - June 30,2007