Dewey Montana Map

About Dewey, Montana

Dewey is a locality in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 25. The population density is 36.6 people per km². Dewey is located at 45.7771°N, 112.8550°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59727.

Dewey sits low in the earth, defined by the persistent, cold-running pulse of the Big Hole River that carves its path through the landscape. It lies 22.0 miles southwest of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 225°T), and is situated 24.6 miles south of Anaconda. Quartz Hill Gulch opens wide here, a rugged basin where the light at dusk flattens against the sagebrush, turning the high plains into a vast, muted canvas of copper and slate. While the distant, jagged line of the Rocky Mountains haunts the far western horizon, the immediate ground is defined by the intimate, uneven textures of the gulch floor. Four miles to the north, the waters of Cattle Gulch Lake settle into a quiet, reflective stillness, providing a rare anchor of depth in a terrain otherwise dominated by the expansive, dry reach of the Montana sky.

Dewey remains a place where the economy is tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the land and the seasonal rhythms of the riverbanks. The George Grant Memorial Fishing Access Site serves as a primary waypoint for those drawn to the water, marking a point of intersection between the local ranching legacy and the transient movement of visitors seeking the solitude of the river. The labor here is quiet, often involving the maintenance of fences or the management of acreage that has been held by families for generations, far removed from the denser timber stands found toward the Beaverhead National Forest. Life in Dewey follows the shifting colors of the grasses and the unpredictable temperament of the weather, maintaining a stubborn, solitary character that persists long after the daily work is done.

About This Dewey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dewey, Montana. Coordinates: 45.777148, -112.855033. 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 Dewey includes the ZIP code (59727), telephone area code (406), county seat of Beaverhead County (Dillon), and school district assignment (Beaverhead County High 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.