Glendale Colony Montana Map

About Glendale Colony, Montana

Glendale Colony is a locality in Glacier County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 97. The population density is 101.8 people per km². Glendale Colony is located at 48.8444°N, 112.5453°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59427.

Glendale Colony reveals itself as a quiet expanse of high plains where the horizon stretches toward an infinite, pale blue clarity. It lies 92.5 miles east-northeast of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 60°T), and is situated 17.7 miles northwest of Cut Bank. The landscape surrounding Glendale Colony is defined by the subtle, rhythmic rise of dry prairie grasses that shift in color from wheat-gold to a muted, dusty gray as the sun tracks across the sky. To the west, the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains provide a faint, serrated edge to the far-off skyline, while the immediate terrain is marked by the rugged, intricate drainage of East Fork Big Rock Coulee. The air here remains thin and sharp, carrying the scent of parched earth and sage, especially during the long, amber-hued hours of dusk when the shadows of the coulee deepen into pools of violet light.

Agriculture serves as the lifeblood of the people here, with the local economy rooted firmly in the resilience of dryland farming and the management of vast, open grazing pastures. Water is a precious, deliberate presence in this arid geography, with the Milk River flowing seven miles away, acting as a vital artery for the regional ecosystem. Nearby, the Montana State Trust Lands offer a sprawling territory of sagebrush and wide-open sky, providing a sanctuary for wildlife that moves through the plains with ancient, unhurried intent. While Little Buffalo Lake sits eight miles distant, the true character of Glendale Colony is found in the stillness of the work day and the immense, quiet distances that separate the scattered homesteads of this high, wind-swept country.

About This Glendale Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glendale Colony, Montana. Coordinates: 48.844431, -112.545345. 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 Glendale Colony includes the ZIP code (59427), telephone area code (406), county seat of Glacier County (Cut Bank), and school district assignment (Browning 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.