Craig Montana Map
Craig, 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 Craig, Lewis and Clark County.
Interactive Map of Craig, Montana
| City | Craig |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Lewis and Clark |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 47.074389 |
| Longitude | -111.96333 |
| Population | 172 |
| Density | 46.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Craig, Montana
Craig is a locality in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 172. The population density is 46.6 people per km². Craig is located at 47.0744°N, 111.9633°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59648.
Craig, Montana, unfurls across a broad valley floor, where the land gently rises into rolling foothills, a prelude to the more formidable peaks that sketch the horizon in shades of blue and violet. It lies 33.5 miles north of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 6°T), and is situated 18.4 miles south-west of Cascade. The air here, especially in the quiet hours of dawn, carries a crisp, mineral tang, a testament to the earth’s deep processes, and the light, when it catches the sparse grasses and the occasional hardy pine, seems to hold a golden, almost liquid quality. Creeks, born from snowmelt and hidden springs, thread their way through the landscape, their waters reflecting the vast, open sky, a constant murmur against the stillness. This is a place where the immense sweep of the Montana sky dominates, a canvas for clouds that drift with an unhurried grandeur, and where the very ground feels ancient, a silent witness to eons of geological artistry. The history of Craig is inextricably linked to the rich veins of ore that lie beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped its founding and continues to inform its character. For generations, the rhythm of life in Craig has been set by the ebb and flow of mining, with prospectors and miners drawn to the promise of precious metals and valuable minerals. This industrious spirit is still palpable, though the economy has diversified, with ranching and the rugged beauty of the surrounding landscape now drawing visitors who seek the wilder corners of Montana. The local watering holes and gathering spots, often warmed by the glow of a wood stove, are repositories of stories, where the lives of those who worked the mines and tended the land intermingle, creating a unique cultural tapestry woven from hard work and resilience.
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About This Craig Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Craig, 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 Craig and Lewis and Clark County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Craig 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 Craig 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. |
