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Alzada Montana Map

Explore Alzada, Montana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Alzada, Montana

How to Use This Alzada, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alzada, Montana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Montana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Alzada.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Alzada
State	Montana (MT)
County	Carter County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	45.023042
Longitude	-104.412453
Population	25
Density	18.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59311
Area Code	406
County Seat	Ekalaka
School District	Alzada Elementary School District

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About Alzada, Montana

Alzada is a locality in Carter County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 25. The population density is 18.8 people per km². Alzada is located at 45.0230°N, 104.4125°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59311.

Alzada occupies a quiet expanse of high plains where the Little Missouri River carves a serpentine path through the dry, sun-bleached earth. It lies 45.7 miles northwest of Spearfish, SD (from Spearfish, SD: bearing 324°T), and is situated 36.7 miles northwest of Belle Fourche. The landscape surrounding Alzada unfolds in vast, sediment-layered benches and broken coulees, where the horizon remains wide enough to swallow the light of a setting sun in long, bruised streaks of violet and ochre. To the west, the distant Blue Ridge silhouettes against the sky, while nearby, the rugged terrain of Arrowhead Gulch defines the local topography. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that carries the scent of sagebrush across the Montana State Trust Lands, where the silence is broken only by the sudden, dry rustle of wind through native grasses.

History in Alzada remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pace of ranching, an economy defined by the seasonal movement of cattle and the resilience required to thrive in such an isolated corridor. Life here moves in accordance with the demands of the land, far removed from the bustle of urban centers, with T J Maupin Number 1 Reservoir providing a localized point of moisture in an otherwise thirsty region. The character of the locale is forged by those who recognize that the immense, open space is not an emptiness, but a deliberate, quiet presence. Whether tracking the progress of a thunderstorm across the prairie or managing the day-to-day operations of local stock, the residents of Alzada exist in a constant, respectful dialogue with the austere beauty of their surroundings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 197° S
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 15.9 mi, 180° S · 1.3M acres
Finger Buttes Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 19.7 mi, 007° N
Devils Tower National Monument (National Monument) — 32.4 mi, 206° SW · 1,350 acres
Belle Fourche Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 33.2 mi, 116° SE
Scenic view - Devil's Tower (Viewpoint) — 34.7 mi, 203° SW
Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 35.0 mi, 039° NE · 1.2M acres
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 36.5 mi, 131° SE
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 36.5 mi, 131° SE
Geographic Center of the Nation Monument (Monument) — 36.5 mi, 131° SE
Coxes-mirror Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 36.6 mi, 150° SE
Paolo Adventures (Attraction) — 37.0 mi, 132° SE
Thunder Basin National Grassland (National Grassland) — 37.8 mi, 239° SW · 553k acres
Unknown Mineral Reserve Area (Resource Management Area) — 40.0 mi, 179° S
Rocky Point Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 40.3 mi, 121° SE
Capitol Rock National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 40.6 mi, 023° NE · 240 acres
Sundance Kid statue (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 178° S
Crook County Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 178° S
Snoma School (Historic Ruins) — 43.8 mi, 126° SE
Winkler School (Historic Ruins) — 46.2 mi, 110° E
Keyhole Reservoir State Park (State Park) — 47.0 mi, 202° S
Broken Boot Gold Mine (Attraction) — 55.8 mi, 144° SE
Adams Museum (Museum) — 55.9 mi, 143° SE
Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves (Attraction) — 56.0 mi, 143° SE
Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 56.2 mi, 301° NW
Powder River Historical Museum & Macs Museum (Museum) — 56.6 mi, 301° NW
CAM-PLEX Heritage Center Art Gallery (Gallery) — 72.2 mi, 225° SW
Pulling Leather (Public Artwork) — 72.2 mi, 225° SW
Campbell County School District Planetarium (Museum) — 75.3 mi, 227° SW

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