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Malta Montana Map

Explore Malta, Montana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Malta, Montana

How to Use This Malta, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Malta, Montana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Montana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Malta.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Malta
State	Montana (MT)
County	Phillips County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	48.35972
Longitude	-107.874283
Population	1,860
Density	673.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	59538
Area Code	406
County Seat	Malta
School District	Malta K-12 Schools

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About Malta, Montana

Malta is a locality in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,860. The population density is 673.1 people per km². Malta is located at 48.3597°N, 107.8743°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Malta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59538.

Malta emerges from the vast, amber-hued expanse of the high plains, where the horizon stretches so wide it seems to pull the very breath from the lungs. It lies 169.4 miles east-northeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 68°T), and is situated 58.0 miles west-northwest of Glasgow. The Milk River carves a serpentine path through the terrain, its banks lined with brush that turns a brittle, metallic gold under the harsh Montana sun. To the north, the landscape softens into the quiet, arid reaches of Wilson Coulee, while the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Rocky Mountains remain a faint, jagged promise far to the west. The air here holds a dry, sharp clarity, carrying the scent of parched earth and the sudden, cool dampness that rises from Black Coulee Pond when the wind shifts at dusk.

History in Malta is measured in the slow accumulation of dust on fence posts and the resilience of those who cultivate the heavy, stubborn soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, defined by the steady work of ranching and the cyclical labor of grain harvests that feed the local grain elevators. Expanses of Montana State Trust Lands lie just beyond the perimeter, offering a stark, unadorned wilderness that hums with the quiet industry of grass and wind. Life in Malta moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, stripped of unnecessary ornament, where the primary landmarks are the weather-worn structures of a working agricultural center and the immense, vaulted sky that dominates every waking hour.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 093° E
Alkali Creek Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 250° W
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 250° W
Early Day Outlaws (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 279° W
Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.5 mi, 077° E · 31k acres
Dodson South Canal Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 260° W
Big Bend Of The Milk River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.5 mi, 030° NE
Phillips County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.9 mi, 063° NE
Bowdoin Wildlife Habitat Protection Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 079° E
Nelson Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 13.1 mi, 048° NE
Malta Geologic Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.4 mi, 357° N
Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.1 mi, 045° NE · 1,440 acres
Pictorial Museum (Museum) — 41.7 mi, 282° W
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 53.6 mi, 223° SW · 507k acres
Slippery Ann Elk Viewing area (Viewpoint) — 59.8 mi, 211° SW
The Battle of Bear Paws (Monument) — 64.6 mi, 285° W
Gilmore Cabin River Stop (Attraction) — 65.1 mi, 234° SW
Old Fort Peck Historical Marker (Monument) — 68.9 mi, 111° E
Leo B Coleman Wildlife Pasture (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 69.5 mi, 110° E
Powerhouse Museum (Museum) — 71.5 mi, 109° E

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