Elliston Montana Map

About Elliston, Montana

Elliston is a locality in Powell County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 182. The population density is 9.9 people per km². Elliston is located at 46.5622°N, 112.4309°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59728.

Elliston rests in a broad valley, cradled by the high, rugged shoulders of the Continental Divide. It lies 18.9 miles west of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 264°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west-south-west of Helena Valley West Central. The landscape here is a study in austere beauty, where the sun, when it breaks free of the often-brooding Montana sky, casts long, sharp shadows across the rolling hills and the scattered stands of pine and aspen. The air carries the clean, crisp scent of sagebrush and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. A faint murmur of water, the Ruby River, threads its way through the valley floor, its banks a ribbon of green against the dun-colored earth, reflecting the vast, open sky in its slow, deliberate flow. The history of Elliston is a quiet one, written not in grand pronouncements but in the persistent hum of its local economy, largely tied to the fertile valley floor and the livestock that graze its pastures. Ranching is the bedrock, a way of life passed down through generations, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the work and the community’s fortunes. There’s a sense of enduring resilience here, a knowing glance exchanged between neighbors who understand the vagaries of weather and the quiet satisfaction of a hard day’s labor. Though the whispers of mining once touched this place, it is the land itself, and the enduring spirit of those who tend it, that truly defines Elliston.

About This Elliston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elliston, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.562155, -112.430856. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Elliston and Powell County.

Detailed location data for Elliston includes the ZIP code (59728), telephone area code (406), county seat of Powell County (Deer Lodge), and school district assignment (Powell County High School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Elliston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.