Chinook Montana Map

About Chinook, Montana

Chinook is a locality in Blaine County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,185. The population density is 874.8 people per km². Chinook is located at 48.5900°N, 109.2313°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Chinook is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59523.

Chinook occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse of the high plains where the sky asserts a gravity all its own. It lies 121.7 miles northeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 51°T), and is situated 20.9 miles east of Havre. The horizon stretches toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the quiet severity of Redrock Coulee and the nearby winding path of Lodge Creek. Across the open prairie, the light at dusk bleeds into a bruised violet, casting long, lean shadows that sharpen the edges of the earth. Beyond the town limits, the Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet refuge of native grasses and sagebrush, where the air possesses a dry, metallic clarity that seems to sharpen the senses of any traveler passing through.

Chinook emerged from the intersection of iron rail and agricultural ambition, serving as a steadfast anchor for the surrounding wheat fields and cattle ranches that drive the local economy. The rhythms of the day are governed by the seasonal demands of the harvest and the persistent, low-humming industry of the grain elevators that stand like sentinels against the clouds. While Tule Lake sits ten miles distant, the life of the locality remains tethered to the soil and the hard-won resilience of those who cultivate it. There is a profound, unadorned integrity to the way the days unfold here, marked by the steady labor of the rancher and the quietude of a landscape that has witnessed generations of change without ever losing its original, desolate composure.

About This Chinook Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chinook, Montana. Coordinates: 48.59, -109.231285. 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 Chinook includes the ZIP code (59523), telephone area code (406), county seat of Blaine County (Chinook), and school district assignment (Chinook 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.