Explore Elkhorn, 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 Elkhorn, 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 Elkhorn.
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 | Elkhorn |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Beaverhead County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 46.28431 |
| Longitude | -111.948837 |
| Population | 12 |
| Density | 0.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 59762, 59632 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Dillon |
| School District | Jefferson High School District |
Elkhorn occupies a rugged cradle of high-altitude terrain where the persistent Elkhorn Creek carves its way through the landscape, defining the quiet boundaries of the territory. It lies 43.0 miles southwest of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 214°T), and is situated 27.0 miles northwest of Dillon. Within the protected embrace of the Beaverhead National Forest, the air remains thin and crisp, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp earth that clings to the shadows of the timberline. The ground here is uneven and strewn with the remnants of an older, harder era, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains marks the western horizon like a serrated blade against the pale, expansive sky. To the north, the terrain softens slightly toward the basin of Sheldon Park, offering a brief reprieve from the steep, forested slopes that define the immediate geography.
Elkhorn lingers in the memory of the American West as a skeletal reminder of the silver boom, where the labor of miners once dictated the pulse of daily life. The economy that once thrived on the extraction of ore has long since faded, leaving behind weathered wooden structures that stand as silent witnesses to the industrious ambition of those who arrived here seeking fortune. Today, the pace of life is dictated by the slow shift of seasons and the occasional visitor who wanders through the remnants of the site, perhaps venturing toward Torrey Lake or hiking the quiet path of the Driveway Trail. The site retains a stark, solitary character, where the silence is broken only by the movement of the wind through the trees or the rhythmic flow of water, preserving a sense of stillness that persists long after the industry has departed.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elkhorn, Montana. Coordinates: 46.28431, -111.948837. 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 Elkhorn includes the ZIP code (59762, 59632), telephone area code (406), county seat of Beaverhead County (Dillon), and school district assignment (Jefferson High 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. |