Glen Montana Map

About Glen, Montana

Glen is a locality in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 37.2 people per km². Glen is located at 45.4766°N, 112.6906°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59732.

Glen sits low against the earth where the Big Hole River bends, marking a passage through a landscape defined by the austere clarity of the high plains. It lies 37.2 miles south-southwest of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 192°T), and is situated 18.2 miles north of Dillon. The terrain here is an open expanse of sagebrush and bunchgrass, tilting toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains that pin the horizon to the west. A mile to the east, the rugged contours of Timber Canyon carve into the plateau, while the nearby Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet, unadorned reach of territory that preserves the spare character of the region. As the afternoon sun slants across the basin, the light turns a thin, metallic gold, sharpening the shadows of the fence lines and emphasizing the vast, indifferent silence of the sky.

Glen survives on the lean, durable rhythms of the ranching industry, its economy tethered to the seasonal demands of cattle and the stubborn resilience of the soil. History here is written in the rusted barbed wire and the weathered wood of old corrals, remnants of a time when the railroad dictated the pulse of the valley. While the Beaverhead National Forest lies twenty miles distant, the life of the locality remains centered on the immediate necessity of managing the rangeland and the unpredictable temper of the river. Travelers passing through might stop to cast a line in the Big Hole River, but for the residents, the water is a vital, driving force rather than a recreation, much like the trek to Brownes Lake remains a rare pilgrimage into the high country. Life in Glen moves with the slow, deliberate pace of a place that has learned to endure long winters and the persistent, scouring wind.

About This Glen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glen, Montana. Coordinates: 45.476593, -112.690578. 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 Glen includes the ZIP code (59732), telephone area code (406), county seat of Beaverhead County (Dillon), and school district assignment (Beaverhead County High 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.