Augusta Montana Map

About Augusta, Montana

Augusta is a locality in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 316. The population density is 132.3 people per km². Augusta is located at 47.4927°N, 112.3922°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59410.

Augusta occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the high plains meet the transition toward the western horizon. It lies 51.0 miles west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 270°T), and is situated 59.4 miles north-northwest of Helena Valley West Central. Elk Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the dry earth just a mile from the center, its seasonal flow a vital pulse in a landscape that otherwise favors the stillness of the open range. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains loom as jagged, violet teeth against the sky, while the immediate geography is defined by the wide, wind-swept reach of Kirkaldie Flats. Here, the light at dusk possesses a peculiar, thin clarity that renders the tall, native grasses into a sea of muted gold, and the air carries a sharp, metallic chill that speaks to the immense, empty distances stretching toward the horizon.

Augusta persists as a quiet outpost defined by the traditions of cattle ranching and the proximity of the Lewis & Clark National Forest, which borders the edge of the local life. The economy remains tethered to the land, moving in cycles with the calving season and the shifting demands of the livestock trade that has sustained families for generations. Willow Creek Reservoir sits four miles away, serving as a rare, placid basin in this arid territory, a place where the stillness of the water mirrors the unhurried, deliberate pace of the local inhabitants. The culture of Augusta is shaped by the necessity of self-reliance, where the resilience of the settlers remains evident in the stark, functional architecture and the enduring patterns of a life governed by the changing seasons and the vast, indifferent sky.

About This Augusta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Augusta, Montana. Coordinates: 47.492725, -112.392246. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Augusta includes the ZIP code (59410), telephone area code (406), county seat of Lewis and Clark County (Helena), and school district assignment (Augusta Elementary School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.