HOMESTAKE PASS — A giant slab of stone jutting out of the Rocky Mountains near Butte may look like a clump of rocks to a random passerby, but to the state of Montana, the geological feature is a symbol of an age-old rivalry.

Okay, maybe not age-old, but the Cat-Griz rivalry has been around for over a century, with the first game taking place in 1897, just three decades after the Montana Territory was established.

Watch the full story: Stone mountain near Butte is the inspiration behind the Great Divide trophy for the Cat-Griz game

Originally, Montana was part of the Idaho Territory, but in 1864, a survey team was formed to set the state boundary along the Continental Divide, which would have made both Butte and Missoula part of Idaho.

However, a territorial judge placed the boundary

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