r/geography • u/tycoon_irony Geography Enthusiast • 26d ago

Why aren't there any large cities in this area? Discussion

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Drove to Havre from Missoula and it looked like this for most the day

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u/SEmpls 26d ago

Havre has that big hump coming out of the ground

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u/Magenta_the_Great 26d ago

It was very exciting to see something not flat when we started to get close

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u/historical_making 25d ago

Wait, what highway did you take? I used to drive missoula to great falls regularly and most of it is mountains....

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u/Magenta_the_Great 25d ago

I mean once you get past great falls it’s starts to get flat

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u/historical_making 25d ago

Ah. Yeah that's fair.

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u/Magenta_the_Great 25d ago

Also this drive was ten years ago so I’m sure my imagination has exaggerated how long the flat part was, it definitely feels longer when there’s nothing to look at

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u/historical_making 25d ago

I mean, about half the drive missoula to havre is after great falls and great falls starts getting pretty flat. Ive not traveled out that way though so I couldn't tell you what it looks like after great falls.

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u/SummitSloth 26d ago

Which hump? Bearpaw mountains?

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u/0AGM0 26d ago

Might be talking about the buffalo jump that's actually in Havre

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u/dontdoitdoitdoit 25d ago

Is it pronounced like Farve?

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u/Cyphermoon699 25d ago

We say it like "have 'er".