Huntley Montana Map

About Huntley, Montana

Huntley is a locality in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 442. The population density is 112.3 people per km². Huntley is located at 45.8994°N, 108.3015°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59037.

Huntley stretches across a wide, sun-drenched expanse where the earth meets a sky of immense, unclouded blue. It lies 12.5 miles northeast of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 50°T), and is situated 7.8 miles northeast of Lockwood. The Huntley Main Canal defines the local topography, carving a persistent, life-giving line through the soil that dictates the patterns of green against the tawny prairie. Beyond the immediate irrigation works, the land opens into expansive, arid plains, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains remains a faint, hazy promise on the western horizon. A few miles to the north, the terrain breaks into the rugged, shadowed depressions of Custer Coulee, and the nearby Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet refuge of native grasses and open space. When the light shifts at dusk, the entire horizon glows with a copper intensity, turning the dry fields into a shimmering field of gold that feels both ancient and enduring.

Human presence in Huntley centers on the rhythm of the harvest and the persistent necessity of water in a thirsty land. The economy remains rooted in the deep agricultural traditions that first drew settlers to these high plains, relying on the canal to sustain fields that otherwise might surrender to the persistent wind. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate pace, shaped by the cycles of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of urban centers. While the nearest water gathers in the quiet depths of Rattlesnake Reservoir, the true spirit of the place lives in the resilience of those who tend the crops and maintain the lines of commerce connecting the region. It is a landscape of long silences and honest labor, where the character of the people is as lean and resilient as the horizon they inhabit.

About This Huntley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Huntley, Montana. Coordinates: 45.899401, -108.301517. 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 Huntley includes the ZIP code (59037), telephone area code (406), county seat of Yellowstone County (Billings), and school district assignment (Huntley Project 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.