The Great American West is home to:
- The world’s first national park – Yellowstone National Park (1872)
- The nation’s first national monument – Devils Tower National Monument (1906)
- The longest free-flowing (undammed) river in the contiguous United States – the Yellowstone River
- The largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River – Flathead Lake
- Yogo Sapphires (Montana) are considered to be among the finest sapphires in the world.
- North America’s tallest single structured sand dune – Bruneau Dunes State Park
- America’s first recognized ski resort – Sun Valley
- The deepest gorge in America – Hells Canyon
- The nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve – the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve.
- 163 State Parks
- The largest concentration of Columbian and woolly mammoth bones discovered in their primary context in the world – The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
- The “World’s Largest Buffalo” found in Jamestown, North Dakota.
- Two geographical centers: 1. The geographical center of North America is in Rugby, North Dakota; 2. The geographical center of the U.S. is in Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Contact: Rep & Co, Great American West Representative in France, Emmanuelle Blondin, Email: emmanuelle@repandco-France.com, Website: www.greatamericanwest.fr
