Missoula

The terrain of Missoula ranges from river-bottom flats in the Clark Fork Valley to forested slopes in the surrounding mountains, giving the city a distinctly basin-bound setting. The Clark Fork River crosses central Missoula, while the Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers join it nearby, making waterways central to the area’s layout and recreation. Missoula is western Montana’s principal university city, centred on the University of Montana, founded in 1893. Its downtown brings together commercial streets, public riverfront spaces, and an active arts and live-music scene, with trails beginning close to residential neighbourhoods. Writer Norman Maclean, whose work drew on Montana’s river country, also grew up here. Explore other webcams in the Missoula area to compare river corridors and mountain settings around western Montana.

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