Heart Butte Montana Map
Explore Heart Butte, Montana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Heart Butte, Montana
| City | Heart Butte |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Pondera County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 48.283301 |
| Longitude | -112.836731 |
| Population | 621 |
| Density | 52.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 59448 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Conrad |
| School District | Heart Butte K-12 Schools |
About Heart Butte, Montana
Heart Butte is a locality in Pondera County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 621. The population density is 52.5 people per km². Heart Butte is located at 48.2833°N, 112.8367°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59448.Heart Butte emerges from the expanse of the high plains as a persistent landmark defined by the South Fork Whitetail Creek, which carves a modest, vital path through the parched earth. It lies 68.2 miles east of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 84°T), and is situated 21.4 miles south-southeast of North Browning. The landscape here is characterized by wide, open horizons where the grass shimmers in shades of amber and pale sage, shifting under the weight of an immense, cloud-streaked sky. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains provide a jagged, blue-gray boundary to the world, while the immediate terrain rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells. Four miles away, the quiet waters of Twin Lakes and the rugged depression of Tail Feather Coulee offer a reprieve from the relentless wind, grounding the region in a stark, elemental stillness that seems to suspend time itself.
Heart Butte remains a place where the pulse of life is tied to the traditional rhythms of the Blackfeet Reservation, honoring a heritage that predates the modern boundaries of the region. The economy is largely defined by the land, with ranching and local agriculture dictating the seasonal migration of labor and the slow, deliberate pace of daily affairs. Only five miles away, the borders of the Lewis & Clark National Forest signal a transition into more forested, protected territory, yet the character of Heart Butte stays rooted in the open range. The community maintains a quiet resilience, existing in the spaces between the vast, unpopulated distances, where the evening light turns the soil a deep, bruised violet and the silence becomes a tangible part of the environment.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 4.9 mi, 233° SW · 1.9M acres
- Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 167° S
- Pondera County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 163° S
- Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.0 mi, 196° S · 1.1M acres
- Walling Reef Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 11.4 mi, 176° S
- Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 168° S · 198k acres
- Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 13.2 mi, 211° SW · 2.4M acres
- Great Bear Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.6 mi, 235° SW · 287k acres
- Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 160° S
- Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.4 mi, 214° SW · 50k acres
- Glacier National Park (National Park) — 20.7 mi, 296° NW · 1.0M acres
- Glacier Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 20.8 mi, 296° NW · 931k acres
- Farthest Point West (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 005° N
- Teddy Bear Fence (Public Artwork) — 23.0 mi, 116° SE
- John Frank Stevens (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 276° W
- Camp Disappointment (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 003° N
- Running Eagle Falls (Viewpoint) — 27.9 mi, 302° NW
- Glacier Cinemas (Cinema) — 33.6 mi, 043° NE
- Old Trail Museum (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 137° SE
- Teton Antique Tractor & Steam Engines (Museum) — 44.7 mi, 137° SE
- Weeping Wall (Attraction) — 52.7 mi, 307° NW
- Great Northern Railway Buildings (Attraction) — 54.5 mi, 309° NW
- Echo Lake Cosway Entrance (Attraction) — 55.8 mi, 260° W
- North American Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 55.9 mi, 280° W
- Amazing Fun Center (Theme Park) — 56.3 mi, 280° W
- Glacier Fine Art (Gallery) — 56.3 mi, 278° W
- Glacier Highline (Attraction) — 56.4 mi, 280° W
- Museum Of Wildlife (Museum) — 56.8 mi, 278° W
- Bigfork Summer Playhouse (Theatre) — 59.0 mi, 255° W
- Glacier Art Museum (Museum) — 68.1 mi, 265° W
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About This Heart Butte Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Heart Butte, Montana. Coordinates: 48.283301, -112.836731. 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 Heart Butte includes the ZIP code (59448), telephone area code (406), county seat of Pondera County (Conrad), and school district assignment (Heart Butte K-12 Schools).
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.
| Page generated | August 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. |
