Belfry Montana Map

About Belfry, Montana

Belfry is a locality in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 193. The population density is 44.8 people per km². Belfry is located at 45.1419°N, 109.0054°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59008.

Belfry occupies a stretch of high, arid prairie where the horizon pulls away in every direction, leaving the land exposed to the vast, shifting colors of the Montana sky. It lies 50.6 miles south-southwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 209°T), and is situated 12.1 miles east-southeast of Red Lodge. Bear Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the sagebrush, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of willow and cottonwood that offers the only shade against the unrelenting brightness of a summer afternoon. To the west, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Beartooth Mountains maintain a silent, permanent watch over the lowlands, while the nearby Montana State Trust Lands provide a quiet expanse of open range. The air here holds a crisp, thin clarity that makes the distant ridges seem close enough to touch, especially as the late sun turns the dry grasses into a sea of muted gold.

Belfry grew from the hard necessity of agriculture and the persistence of those who worked the soil in the shadow of the basin known as Long Draw. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the ranching cycle, defined by the seasonal movement of livestock and the meticulous care of irrigated hay fields that draw their life from the nearby water. A few miles away, the stillness of Monroe Reservoir catches the reflection of the clouds, providing a rare gathering point in an otherwise solitary landscape. Life in Belfry proceeds with the deliberate pace of a place where the distance between neighbors is measured in miles rather than feet, and the history of the region is etched into the fence lines and the weathered wood of old barns that hold their own against the persistent prairie wind.

About This Belfry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belfry, Montana. Coordinates: 45.141892, -109.005422. 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 Belfry includes the ZIP code (59008), telephone area code (406), county seat of Carbon County (Red Lodge), and school district assignment (Belfry 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.