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Elkhorn Montana Map

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.

Interactive Map of Elkhorn, Montana

How to Use This Elkhorn, Montana Map

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	Jefferson 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	Boulder
School District	Jefferson High School District

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.2M acres
Elkhorn Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 2.0 mi, 323° NW · 3,567 acres
Elkhorn Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.0 mi, 322° NW
Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 2.1 mi, 041° NE · 984k acres
Muskrat Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.3 mi, 333° NW · 985 acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 345° N
Black Sage Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.2 mi, 165° S · 5,963 acres
Canyon Ferry Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.3 mi, 069° E
Mt. Helena Ridge National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 19.6 mi, 335° NW · 39 acres
Lime Kiln Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 347° N
10 Commandments (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 351° N
Pearl Harbor Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 352° N
Thomas Francis Meagher Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.1 mi, 351° N
Montana Heritage Center (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 351° N
USS Helena (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 348° N
Selfie Spot (Viewpoint) — 21.2 mi, 348° N
Mountain West Voices (Arts Centre) — 21.3 mi, 348° N
Four Georgians Mine (Historic Ruins) — 21.3 mi, 348° N
Reeder's Alley Interpretive And Convention Center (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 348° N
Mountain Sage Gallery (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 349° N
Omerta Arts (Gallery) — 21.9 mi, 349° N
Cinemark Helena & XD (Cinema) — 21.9 mi, 349° N
Grandstreet Theater Scene Shop (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 352° N
Helena Avenue Theater (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 352° N
Edgewater Farms (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 099° E
Lorelei day use area (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 027° NE
Fish Hawk Day use Area (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 024° NE
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park (State Park) — 29.4 mi, 176° S
Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.1 mi, 004° N · 28k acres
Lee Metcalf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 61.5 mi, 162° S · 238k acres

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