Explore Drummond, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Drummond, 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 Drummond.
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 | Drummond |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Granite County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 46.66743 |
| Longitude | -113.147286 |
| Population | 272 |
| Density | 193.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 59832 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Philipsburg |
| School District | Drummond Elementary School District |
Drummond asserts its presence where the Clark Fork carves a deliberate path through the high, sun-bleached expanse of the valley floor. It lies 42.5 miles east-southeast of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 109°T), and is situated 27.3 miles northwest of Deer Lodge. The air here holds a sharp clarity, thinning as the land tilts upward toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains that bracket the horizon. Within the immediate basin of Edwards Gulch, the earth is composed of dry grasses and stubborn sage, shifting into deeper shades of ochre and burnt umber as the afternoon sun drags long, thin shadows across the plains. A quiet stillness defines the terrain, broken only by the persistent, low-frequency rush of the river, which acts as a cool, gray artery feeding the thirsty soil. Visitors often pause at the Drummond Fishing Access Site, where the water catches the light like hammered silver, reflecting the vast, unbroken dome of the Montana sky.
History lingers in the way Drummond maintains its pace, a legacy built upon the foundational rhythms of ranching and the persistent labor of the frontier. The economy remains tethered to the land and the endurance of its people, who navigate the seasonal transitions with a pragmatic, unvarnished grace. While the bustle of larger lives persists elsewhere, Drummond finds its own continuity in the steady maintenance of fences and the seasonal migration of livestock. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, Miller Lake waits in the quiet solitude of the backcountry, a pocket of stillness that mirrors the resilient character of the region. Life here is not measured by the accumulation of noise, but by the subtle shifts in the wind and the reliable return of the seasons, anchoring Drummond firmly to the rugged reality of the high plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Drummond, Montana. Coordinates: 46.66743, -113.147286. 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 Drummond includes the ZIP code (59832), telephone area code (406), county seat of Granite County (Philipsburg), and school district assignment (Drummond Elementary School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |