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Downtown Helena is situated in a steep gulch with parts of the city perched on surrounding hillsides. This picturesque setting opens up into a wide valley to the north. On the upper east side sits Montana's State Capitol. Helena's glorious past can be seen in its spectacular 19th century mansions, historic Last Chance Gulch businesses and restored pioneer dwellings. The St. Helena Cathedral, an imposing edifice, overlooks the downtown area. Numerous old mines and settlements exist close by. Just eight miles from the Continental Divide, Helena is surrounded by mountains. The Missouri River flows nearby with several lakes within a short driving distance.

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CREDITS
Features: Amazing Grace & Chuck, BigTime, My Favorite Movie. Television: Back to Basics, In The Life, P.M. Magazine, Real Stories of the Highway Patrol, Restore America, TV Nation, Unusual Homes, Transcontinental Railroad, Lifetime Television Documentaries: Remember 48, True Gen, Warren Miller's Journey. Commercials: Jeep, Panasonic Razor, Rainier Beer, TCI, Lithia Motors, Bresnan. Still Shoots: Timberland, Volvo, Ford

ACCOMMODATIONS
19 hotels/motels with 1,304 rooms
44 restaurants

CITY OFFICIALS
City Manager (406) 447-8401
City Mayor (406) 447-8401
Courthouse (406) 447-8200

MEDIA
Newspapers:
Independent Record (406) 447-4000
Radio:
KBLL (406) 442-6620
KCAP/KZMT (406) 442-4490
KHKR (406) 449-4251
KMTX (406) 442-0400
Television:
KTVH (406)457-1212

SAFETY AND SECURITY
Fire Department (406) 447-8472 Highway Patrol (406) 494-3233
Police (406) 447-8479
Sheriff (406) 447-8235

SPECIAL LOCATIONS
Montana State Capitol, gothic St. Helena Cathedral, elegant 1880s mansions, farms and ranches, gold mines, private railroad-Montana Rail Link, Gates of the Mountains, Hauser Dam, Holter Dam, Missouri River, Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Frontier Town, Myrna Loy Center.

AIRPORT
Helena Regional Airport (406) 442-2821

FAIRGROUNDS
Lewis & Clark Fairgrounds
(406) 442-1098

HISTORY/MUSEUMS
Montana Historical Society
(406) 444-2694
State Historical Preservation Office
(406) 444-7715

PUBLIC LANDS
BLM (406) 533-7600
Helena Nat'l Forest (406) 495-3730
Helena Area Resource Office
(406)449-8864
State Parks-Region 3 (406) 994-4042

UTILITIES
Power:
Northwestern Energy (888) 467-2669
Telephone:
Qwest (800) 603-6000

AREA CONTACT

Chamber of Commerce
255 Cruse Avenue
Suite A
Helena, MT 59601
(800)743-5362
(406)447-1530
(406)447-1532 - fax

POPULATION

45,800

ELEVATION

4,157 ft.

WEATHER

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