Baker Montana Map

About Baker, Montana

Baker is a locality in Fallon County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,802. The population density is 615.7 people per km². Baker is located at 46.3670°N, 104.2847°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Baker is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59313.

Baker anchors a vast, austere expanse of high plains where the horizon stretches thin and pale beneath an unrelenting dome of sky. It lies 79.3 miles west-southwest of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 244°T), and is situated 54.9 miles south-southeast of Glendive. Sandstone Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the earth nearby, its presence marked by the silvered brush and stubborn grasses that cling to the banks. To the west, the silhouettes of Windy Ridge rise against the clouds, a jagged reminder of the earth’s tectonic restlessness that remains distant and untouchable. Lake Baker gathers the runoff of the seasons, its surface often mirroring the shifting hues of a prairie dusk that turns the soil from a dusty umber to a deep, bruised violet. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the Montana State Trust Lands offer an open, unmanicured solitude, where the wind carries the scent of dry sage and the dry, persistent heat of the high country.

Baker emerged from the intersection of rail and earth, finding its purpose in the energy that pulses beneath the surface of the plains. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the extraction of natural resources, a legacy that has defined the daily labor of its inhabitants for generations. Life in Baker follows the slow, deliberate cadence of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the moisture of the soil and the success of the harvest. During the quiet hours of the morning, the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the faint metallic tang of industry that blends into the earthy reality of the surrounding fields. It is a place where the scale of the landscape commands a certain humility, forcing those who dwell here to measure their time not by the clock, but by the slow, steady arc of the sun moving across the wide, exposed reach of the plains.

About This Baker Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Baker, Montana. Coordinates: 46.36695, -104.284663. 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 Baker includes the ZIP code (59313), telephone area code (406), county seat of Fallon County (Baker), and school district assignment (Baker K-12 Schools).

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.