Emigrant Montana Map

About Emigrant, Montana

Emigrant is a locality in Park County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 465. The population density is 16.7 people per km². Emigrant is located at 45.3842°N, 110.7569°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59027.

Emigrant claims a narrow, sun-drenched corridor where the Yellowstone River carves a persistent path through the valley floor. It lies 26.0 miles southeast of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 145°T), and is situated 21.8 miles south-southwest of Livingston. The landscape rises in brittle, tawny grasses toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Gallatin Range, while closer to the river, the earth breaks into the rugged, shadowed folds of Pole Gulch. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that intensifies the late afternoon light, casting long, violet shadows across the sagebrush and the open, exposed plains. Travelers seeking the quietude of the backcountry often pause at the Emigrant West Fishing Access Site, where the water’s rhythmic churn against the stones provides a constant, low-frequency pulse to the day.

History clings to the dust of Emigrant, a place forged by the hard necessities of gold prospectors and the enduring persistence of ranching families who carved a living from the stubborn, high-altitude soil. The local economy remains tethered to this legacy, balancing the seasonal demands of agriculture against the steady, quiet trickle of those who come to hike the Pole Gulch Trail or seek the stillness of Heather Lake. It is a life defined by the immense, quiet spaces between fences and the stoic patience required to endure the long, freezing turns of the year. Here, existence is measured not by the clock, but by the shifting color of the slopes and the seasonal migrations of the valley, a rhythm that remains indifferent to the frantic pace of the world beyond the horizon.

About This Emigrant Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emigrant, Montana. Coordinates: 45.384218, -110.756889. 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 Emigrant includes the ZIP code (59027), telephone area code (406), county seat of Park County (Livingston), and school district assignment (Arrowhead Elementary 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.