The Story Behind the "M"

The "M" is 620 feet above the Missoula Valley floor. It is 125' feet long and 100' feet wide. University of Montana forestry students cut the switchbacks into the side of the hill in the early 1900's. The first "M" was assembled out of whitewashed rocks in 1909, and given a fresh coat of paint by freshmen every year, until 1968, when all those rocks were cemented together with concrete.

Photo by Nelson Kenter, kenterphotography.com

Photo Galleries - Missoula Area Photos

Need your Missoula Fix?  Check out our Missoula photos in these galleries. Click on the thumbnails below to see ALL of the shots within the individual photo galleries. Photos are brought to you by various Missoula photographers. All images are copyrighted and downloading or copying is strictly prohibited. We’ll be adding to these galleries daily, so be sure to check back frequently!

Read about “A River Runs Through It” as well as the History of Missoula and Glacial Lake Missoula, Do you have photos of Missoula you’d like featured in our photo gallery?  Email them using the CONTACT US form.


Missoula, Montana Photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mount Sentinel – The “M”


 

 

 

 

 

Grizzly Sports

 

 

 

 

 

UM Campus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montana Wildlife

One Response to “Missoula Photos”

  1. ila freier says:
    March 9, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    My son in law has shared some of the pictures on face book, some of them are above. I am not originally from Montana but these pictures take my my breath away. I think the photographers name is Mark. He does an amazing job of capturing Montana scenery. Thank you for posting them, they have given me hours worth of viewing.

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