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Columbus Montana Map

Explore Columbus, Montana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Columbus, Montana

How to Use This Columbus, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Columbus, Montana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Montana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Columbus.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Columbus
State	Montana (MT)
County	Stillwater County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	45.636608
Longitude	-109.252106
Population	1,857
Density	522.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	59019
Area Code	406
County Seat	Columbus
School District	Columbus Elementary School District

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About Columbus, Montana

Columbus is a locality in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,857. The population density is 522.2 people per km². Columbus is located at 45.6366°N, 109.2521°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Columbus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59019.

Columbus anchors itself firmly where the rushing, silt-heavy waters of the Yellowstone River carve a wide, deliberate path through the high plains. It lies 37.6 miles west-southwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 255°T), and is situated 23.3 miles west of Laurel. The horizon toward the southwest holds the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the Beartooth Mountains, a distant barrier that dictates the cooling draft of the evening air. To the north, the land rises into the rugged, dry wrinkles of Quinn Coulee, while the open expanse of Montana State Trust Lands offers a quiet, sage-brushed buffer against the encroachment of the wider world. The light here is thin and sharp, stripping the landscape of pretense and leaving only the stark, honest geometry of earth and sky.

History in Columbus remains inextricably bound to the pulse of the railroad and the stubborn persistence of agriculture, which continue to dictate the local rhythm. Beyond the tracks, the economy relies on the extraction of minerals and the seasonal cycle of ranching, activities that have shaped the practical, calloused character of the residents for generations. Those seeking the stillness of deeper water often travel thirteen miles to Cooney Reservoir, a man-made basin that serves as a vital reprieve when the summer heat settles hard over the valley floor. Life in Columbus follows the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, marked by a quiet industry that neither asks for notice nor provides apology for its solitude.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Museum of the Beartooths (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 004° N
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 357° N
Fireman's Point Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.0 mi, 244° SW
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 4.4 mi, 289° W
Holmgren Ranch Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 288° W
Cooney State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 176° S
Reed Point High School Football Field (Stadium) — 15.1 mi, 288° W
Lewis and Clark on the Yellowstone (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 091° E
Big Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.8 mi, 031° NE
Tippet Rise Art Center (Arts Centre) — 18.3 mi, 236° SW
Grass Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.6 mi, 019° N · 6,788 acres
Vue and Brew (Cinema) — 23.3 mi, 084° E
Bad Canyon Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.2 mi, 247° SW · 1,570 acres
Gallatin National Forest (National Forest) — 26.9 mi, 270° W · 1.9M acres
Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 28.9 mi, 191° S · 1.2M acres
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.3 mi, 202° S · 941k acres
Depot Gallery (Gallery) — 30.9 mi, 180° S
Carbon County Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 180° S
Kinzley (Gallery) — 31.0 mi, 180° S
Beartooth Gallery Fine Art (Gallery) — 31.2 mi, 180° S
Roman Theatre (Cinema) — 31.2 mi, 180° S
Red Lodge Clay Center (Gallery) — 31.2 mi, 180° S
Billings Studio Theater (Theatre) — 35.5 mi, 071° E
Chief Plenty Coups Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 113° SE
Victorian Village Museum (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 291° W
Wise Wonders (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 074° E
Kirks' Grocery (Gallery) — 37.3 mi, 074° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 37.4 mi, 074° E
Nova (Theatre) — 37.7 mi, 074° E
Yellowstone National Park (National Park) — 54.7 mi, 222° SW · 2.2M acres

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