Fort Peck Montana Map
Fort Peck, Montana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Fort Peck, Valley County.
Interactive Map of Fort Peck, Montana
| City | Fort Peck |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Valley |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 48.008889 |
| Longitude | -106.448611 |
| Population | 280 |
| Density | 94.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Fort Peck, Montana
Fort Peck is a locality in Valley County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 94.7 people per km². Fort Peck is located at 48.0089°N, 106.4486°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59223.
Fort Peck stretches across a wide, open expanse where the Montana prairie meets the vast, shimmering surface of the reservoir. It lies 131.0 miles west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 267°T), and is situated 15.6 miles south-east of Glasgow. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of elevation, rolling in gentle swells that catch the immense sky, a canvas that can shift from the harsh brilliance of noon to the soft, bruised purples of twilight. Sagebrush and hardy grasses carpet the terrain, their muted greens and browns blending into the horizon, punctuated by the occasional windbreak of cottonwoods or the stark, geometric lines of human endeavor. The air itself feels clean and vast, carrying the scent of dry earth and distant, unseen water, and the quiet here is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the cry of a hawk circling high above. The history of Fort Peck is inextricably linked to a monumental feat of engineering, the creation of the dam that birthed the immense reservoir, a project born of necessity during a time of great economic hardship. This colossal structure, a landmark in its own right, transformed the arid landscape and shaped the very character of Fort Peck, drawing people to its shores for work and later, for recreation. The local economy, once reliant on the construction and then the operation of the dam, now finds a significant pulse in the tourism drawn by the vast waters, where fishing and boating draw visitors from far and wide. The rhythm of life in Fort Peck is largely dictated by the seasons and the water, a quiet cadence that echoes the immense, patient power of the natural world that surrounds it.
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About This Fort Peck Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Fort Peck, Montana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Fort Peck and Valley County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Fort Peck is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Fort Peck is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
