Bearcreek Montana Map
Bearcreek, Montana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Bearcreek, Carbon County.
Interactive Map of Bearcreek, Montana
| City | Bearcreek |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Carbon |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 45.160779 |
| Longitude | -109.157095 |
| Population | 88 |
| Density | 59.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Bearcreek, Montana
Bearcreek is a locality in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 88. The population density is 59.3 people per km². Bearcreek is located at 45.1608°N, 109.1571°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59007.
Bearcreek rests in a fold of Montana’s rugged landscape, where the earth exhales a breath of coal dust and sagebrush. It lies 53.5 miles south-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 217°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east-south-east of Red Lodge. The terrain here is a study in contrasts, with the sharp, serrated peaks of the Absaroka Range looming in the distance, their snow-capped summits catching the sun's fierce gaze. Closer in, the rolling hills give way to a more intimate valley, a place where the grasses grow tall and whisper secrets to the wind. The air itself carries a certain weight, a coolness that hints at the high altitude and the deep shadows that can fall across the land with surprising speed. Even in the brightest midday sun, there’s a sense of the earth’s raw power, a quiet immensity that dwarfs human endeavors. The history of Bearcreek is inextricably linked to the dark veins of coal that lie beneath its soil, a resource that fueled industry and shaped the lives of generations. This was a place built on hard work, where the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts were once the dominant sounds. The local economy, though it has shifted from its mining heyday, still carries the echoes of that past, a resilience forged in the crucible of resource extraction. You can still see the scars on the land, reminders of the tireless effort to pull wealth from the earth. Today, Bearcreek is a place of quiet persistence, where the vastness of the Montana sky seems to absorb the concerns of daily life, leaving a profound sense of peace.
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About This Bearcreek Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Bearcreek, Montana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bearcreek and Carbon County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Bearcreek is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Bearcreek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
