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About Fox, Montana

Fox is a locality in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 13.1 people per km². Fox is located at 45.2884°N, 109.2125°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59070.

Fox emerges from the high plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the persistent, silver-threaded movement of Rock Creek carving its way through the local terrain. It lies 49.3 miles southwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 225°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-northeast of Red Lodge. The horizon to the west is dominated by the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Beartooth Mountains, which anchor the view and dictate the cooling patterns of the evening air. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the landscape stretches into the expansive, sun-bleached expanse of Dry Creek Basin, where the wind carries the scent of dry sage and cured grasses. Closer to the water, the Bull Springs Fishing Access Site offers a rare point of stillness, allowing the traveler to observe how the light shifts from a sharp, metallic gold to a deep, bruised violet as the sun dips behind the distant peaks.

Fox maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the demands of a rural economy rooted in the resilience of the soil. The land here, lying within the shadow of the Custer National Forest - Beartooth Division, has long supported those who work the fences and the fields, turning the rugged geography into a life of measured labor. While the silence of the plains often suggests a place left behind by time, the proximity to the East Parks Ski Trail and the hidden, still waters of Bidstrip Reservoir speaks to a landscape that remains vital and active for those who know how to read its paths. Life in Fox is marked by these immense, open distances, where the isolation is not a void but a clarity, allowing the architecture of the natural world to assert itself over the minor footprints of human industry.

About This Fox Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fox, Montana. Coordinates: 45.288417, -109.212489. 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 Fox includes the ZIP code (59070), telephone area code (406), county seat of Carbon County (Red Lodge), and school district assignment (Red Lodge 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.