Who owns the most Land in Montana?
Home to more cattle than people, Montana is the fourth largest state in the United States. Topped in surface area by only Alaska, Texas, and California, Montana boasts some of the most incredible destinations in all of America, including Big Sky Resort, Glacier National Park, and Yellowstone National Park, just to name a few. Who…
Home to more cattle than people, Montana is the fourth largest state in the United States. Topped in surface area by only Alaska, Texas, and California, Montana boasts some of the most incredible destinations in all of America, including Big Sky Resort, Glacier National Park, and Yellowstone National Park, just to name a few.
Who owns the most Land in Montana?
Holding iconic nicknames such as the Big Sky State and the Treasure State, Montana’s expansive beauty attracts some of the world’s wealthiest investors and landowners. The only question is this: who are the biggest landowners in Montana?
With 765,925 acres. Plum Creek Timber is a timberland owner and manager. Founded in 1989, Plum Creek Timber inherited over 47 million acres of the Burlington Northern Railroad’s land holdings, originally given to the Northern Pacific Railway by the US Government in the mid-1800s. Plum Creek Timber was recently acquired by Washington-based Weyerhaeuser in 2015 resulting in the largest private owner of timberland in the United States. Montana holdings include numerous ranches and private parcels across Northwest Montana.
