Klein Montana Map

About Klein, Montana

Klein is a locality in Musselshell County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 163. The population density is 4.9 people per km². Klein is located at 46.4041°N, 108.5493°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59072.

Klein marks its presence upon the earth through the quiet, persistent erosion of Deadman Coulee, where the terrain yields to the subtle geometry of the high plains. It lies 43.0 miles north of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 357°T), and is situated 2.9 miles south of Roundup. The landscape surrounding Klein remains defined by the rhythmic currents of Halfbreed Creek, which carves a shallow, essential path through the sedimentary layers of the basin. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Rocky Mountains haunts the horizon, a jagged blue ink-line against the vast Montana sky. The light here possesses a particular, weightless quality at dusk, stretching the shadows of the sagebrush until they seem to dissolve into the cooling amber of the prairie floor.

Klein survives as a vestige of the coal-mining era, a time when the extraction of subterranean wealth dictated the pace of life and the layout of the dusty, wind-swept streets. Though the industry has long since receded, the local economy continues to draw its strength from the surrounding agricultural expanse, where the rhythms of the earth dictate the seasons of labor. Only three miles away, the Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet expanse of open range that feels largely untouched by the encroaching modern world. Residents often look toward the distant presence of Lake Mason, a point of stillness in the landscape that anchors the sparse geometry of the region. Life in Klein persists with an austere, deliberate gravity, defined by the immense distances between neighbors and the enduring silence of the plains.

About This Klein Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Klein, Montana. Coordinates: 46.40413, -108.549301. 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 Klein includes the ZIP code (59072), telephone area code (406), county seat of Musselshell County (Roundup), and school district assignment (Roundup 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.