Logan Montana Map

About Logan, Montana

Logan is a locality in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 55.7 people per km². Logan is located at 45.8844°N, 111.4275°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59741.

Logan occupies a quiet stretch of the Gallatin Valley where the Gallatin River flows with a steady, muscular clarity through the low-lying plains. It lies 14.2 miles west-northwest of Belgrade, MT (from Belgrade, MT: bearing 302°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west-northwest of Manhattan. The landscape surrounding Logan is defined by the expansive, open horizon of the high plains, where the light at dusk bleeds a bruised purple across the earth, casting long, thin shadows from the cottonwoods that cluster near the water. To the distant east, the jagged profile of the Bridger Range rises like a serrated blade against the pale sky, marking the boundary of the world beyond the immediate, sun-bleached grasses. The ground here is marked by the rugged topography of Cottonwood Gulch, a reminder of the water’s persistent work in shaping the silty soil, while the nearby Montana State Trust Lands offer a vast, quiet expanse of prairie that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern century.

Logan carries the weight of a history rooted in the iron veins of the railroad, serving as a vital junction where the rhythm of the town was long dictated by the passage of heavy freight and the labor of those who kept the tracks clear. The local economy persists in the quiet tradition of agriculture and land stewardship, where the pulse of the day is measured by the seasonal harvest and the maintenance of fences against the wide, unyielding sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the rail, the land remains largely agricultural, a stark contrast to the distant, shimmering surface of Plunket Lake, which mirrors the clouds in its remote basin. Life in Logan moves with a deliberate, sparse grace, anchored by the cold, rushing water of the river and the persistent, whistling wind that sweeps across the plains, reminding any traveler that here, the silence is not an absence of sound, but a presence all its own.

About This Logan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Logan, Montana. Coordinates: 45.884373, -111.427464. 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 Logan includes the ZIP code (59741), telephone area code (406), county seat of Gallatin County (Bozeman), and school district assignment (Three Forks 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.