Heron Montana Map

About Heron, Montana

Heron is a locality in Sanders County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 13.1 people per km². Heron is located at 48.0638°N, 115.9802°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59844.

Heron occupies a quiet intersection of water and timber where the swift current of the Clark Fork carves a deliberate path through the rugged terrain. It lies 43.4 miles east-northeast of Hayden, ID (from Hayden, ID: bearing 62°T), and is situated 31.3 miles east-southeast of Sandpoint. The landscape surrounding Heron is defined by the expansive presence of the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir, which holds the light of the setting sun in a stillness that contrasts with the constant motion of the nearby river. Beyond the immediate banks, the dense canopy of the Kaniksu National Forest provides a deep, evergreen backdrop, while the steep, shadowed reaches of Beaver Gulch offer a reminder of the verticality inherent to this land. High above the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Rocky Mountains marks the edge of the world, a faint, jagged line against the pale Montana sky that keeps the basin feeling both sheltered and vast.

History in Heron clings to the rhythm of the timber industry and the slow, deliberate work of those who have long harvested the bounty of the surrounding woods. Local life moves in harmony with the seasonal shifts of the forest, where the proximity of the Kaniksu National Forest dictates the flow of commerce and the quiet habits of the residents. Those seeking the solitude of the high country often traverse the Rice Draw Trail, a path that winds through the timber and provides a vantage point over the valley’s changing colors. While the frozen silence of the Blackwell Glacier remains a distant, icy presence far to the north, the daily pulse of Heron is anchored firmly in the valley floor, where the air smells of damp pine needles and the cold, clean water of the Clark Fork.

About This Heron Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Heron, Montana. Coordinates: 48.063758, -115.98022. 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 Heron includes the ZIP code (59844), telephone area code (406), county seat of Sanders County (Thompson Falls), and school district assignment (Noxon 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.