Elkhorn Montana Map

About Elkhorn, Montana

Elkhorn is a locality in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 12. The population density is 0.7 people per km². Elkhorn is located at 46.2843°N, 111.9488°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 59762, 59632.

Elkhorn emerges from the rugged, high-altitude folds of the landscape, defined by the persistent, cold rush of Elkhorn Creek as it cuts through the narrow, steep-walled confines of Slaughterhouse Gulch. It lies 22.4 miles south of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 169°T), and is situated 18.2 miles south of Montana City. The terrain here is defined by the severe, vertical architecture of the earth, where the shadows of the Big Belt Mountains stretch long and purple across the horizon in the waning light of the afternoon. Within the boundaries of Elkhorn State Park, the ground is littered with the skeletal remains of industry, where the gray, weathered wood of abandoned structures leans against the encroaching pines. The air in this high basin carries a sharp, metallic clarity, often cooling rapidly as the sun slips behind the ridges, leaving the remaining timber and stone to settle into a profound and heavy silence.

Elkhorn preserves the stark, restless memory of the silver boom, an era when the scramble for subterranean wealth dictated the pace of human life and left behind a landscape scarred by excavation. The local economy long ago transitioned from the frantic extraction of ore to the quiet stewardship of a ghost-town legacy, where the value lies in the preservation of the weathered, leaning remnants of the nineteenth century. Visitors arrive to witness the stillness of the past, often traveling toward the waters of Quartz Lake to find a reflection of the expansive, unpopulated sky. Daily life in Elkhorn is dictated by the slow, deliberate work of maintenance and the seasonal shifts of the climate, favoring those who find contentment in the isolation of a high mountain gulch.

About This Elkhorn Map Page

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 Jefferson County (Boulder), and school district assignment (Jefferson 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.