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Elliston Montana Map

Explore Elliston, 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 Elliston, Montana

How to Use This Elliston, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elliston, 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 Elliston.

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	Elliston
State	Montana (MT)
County	Powell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	46.558694
Longitude	-112.463842
Population	227
Density	10.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59728
Area Code	406
County Seat	Deer Lodge
School District	Powell County High School District

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About Elliston, Montana

Elliston is a locality in Powell County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 227. The population density is 10.8 people per km². Elliston is located at 46.5587°N, 112.4638°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59728.

Elliston rests within a high, quiet corridor where the landscape tilts toward the rugged spine of the Rocky Mountains visible on the western horizon. It lies 18.9 miles west of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 264°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west-southwest of Helena Valley West Central. Elliston Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the valley floor, its waters reflecting the pale, thin light that characterizes the elevated terrain. To the north, the ground rises abruptly into the folds of Kinney Gulch, where the shadows grow long and cool well before the sun actually dips behind the distant peaks. The air here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, and the encroaching expanse of the Helena National Forest provides a dense, evergreen perimeter that defines the limits of the local horizon.

History in Elliston remains tied to the hard, subterranean labor of the early mining era, which left behind a skeletal landscape of abandoned timber and weathered stone. Today, the local economy operates on a subdued scale, moving in sync with the seasonal demands of ranching and the maintenance of timbered lands that stretch toward the Bear Gulch Trail. Life here follows the slow, deliberate pace of a place where the distance between neighbors is measured in miles rather than fences. On late summer evenings, the light turns a bruised, dusty violet, casting the surrounding slopes in a relief that makes the rugged earth seem both immutable and precarious against the immense, open sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 180° S · 984k acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 065° NE
Spotted Dog Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 192° S
Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — 10.0 mi, 196° S · 1.2M acres
Mt. Helena Ridge National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 16.2 mi, 091° E · 39 acres
Warren Barn (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 231° SW
Bielenberg Barn (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 232° SW
Dairy (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 232° SW
Draft Horse Barn (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 232° SW
Capt. John Mullan (Public Artwork) — 16.9 mi, 229° SW
Montana Law Enforcement Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 229° SW
Powell County History Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 229° SW
Frontier Montana Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 229° SW
Towe Ford Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 229° SW
Yesterdays Playthings Doll and Toy Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 229° SW
Deer Lodge State Prison Ranch (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 229° SW
Gallagher Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.6 mi, 311° NW · 1,438 acres
Lime Kiln Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 086° E
Four Georgians Mine (Historic Ruins) — 20.0 mi, 085° E
Mountain West Voices (Arts Centre) — 20.0 mi, 085° E
Selfie Spot (Viewpoint) — 20.1 mi, 085° E
First Gold Strike in Helena (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 085° E
USS Helena (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 085° E
The Trolley (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 084° E
Cinemark Helena & XD (Cinema) — 20.4 mi, 083° E
Hoodoo Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.0 mi, 304° NW · 11k acres
Elkhorn Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 25.9 mi, 125° SE · 3,567 acres
Muskrat Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.8 mi, 130° SE · 985 acres
Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.2 mi, 054° NE · 28k acres
Scapegoat Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.9 mi, 352° N · 260k acres

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