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Montaqua Montana Map

Explore Montaqua, 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 Montaqua, Montana

How to Use This Montaqua, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Montaqua, 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 Montaqua.

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	Montaqua
State	Montana (MT)
County	Carbon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	45.509114
Longitude	-108.901258
Population	120
Density	32.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59041
Area Code	406
County Seat	Red Lodge
School District	Joliet Elementary School District

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About Montaqua, Montana

Montaqua is a locality in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 32.9 people per km². Montaqua is located at 45.5091°N, 108.9013°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59041.

Montaqua defines the intersection of high prairie resilience and the persistent, low-slung currents of the landscape. It lies 27.1 miles southwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 226°T), and is situated 12.7 miles south-southwest of Laurel. Rock Creek carves a narrow, willow-lined path through the local topography, its water moving with a steady, silver deliberation that dictates the pace of the surrounding fields. To the distant west, the jagged, snow-dusted profiles of the Beartooth Mountains provide a permanent, violet-hued backdrop to the horizon, while the local terrain itself remains defined by the quiet, sun-baked expanse of Montana State Trust Lands. The air here holds a particular, sharp clarity at dusk, as if the dry, thin atmosphere preserves the light long after the sun has slipped behind the western ridges.

Montaqua maintains a character rooted in the deliberate, solitary work of agriculture and the cautious stewardship of the land. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons, echoing a history of homesteading that favored endurance over rapid expansion. Beyond the immediate center, the terrain rises toward the rugged, shadowed folds of Peck Gulch, a reminder of the geological forces that shaped this region long before the first fences were drawn. While the proximity of Cooney Reservoir offers a brief, expansive stillness to those who venture toward its banks, the daily rhythm of life in Montaqua stays tethered to the soil and the wind, favoring a quietude that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 295° NW
Homestead Isle Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 007° N
Buffalo Mirage Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 022° N
Lewis and Clark on the Yellowstone (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 355° N
Vue and Brew (Cinema) — 12.8 mi, 029° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mt (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.8 mi, 181° S · 522 acres
Cooney State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 252° W
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 182° S
Chief Plenty Coups Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 108° E
Museum of the Beartooths (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 299° NW
AMC Shiloh 14 (Cinema) — 21.8 mi, 040° NE
Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 24.6 mi, 149° SE · 1.2M acres
Billings Studio Theater (Theatre) — 26.1 mi, 040° NE
Wise Wonders (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 045° NE
Kirks' Grocery (Gallery) — 26.7 mi, 046° NE
Farwest Gallery (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 045° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 045° NE
Prodigal Gallery (Gallery) — 27.0 mi, 045° NE
Nova (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 045° NE
Four Dances (Viewpoint) — 27.6 mi, 048° NE
Ghost Cave (Historic Ruins) — 27.7 mi, 055° NE
Middle Cave (Historic Ruins) — 27.7 mi, 055° NE
Carbon County Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 217° SW
Place Where the White Horse Went Down Historical Marker (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 045° NE
Grass Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.8 mi, 342° N · 6,788 acres
Tippet Rise Art Center (Arts Centre) — 32.2 mi, 268° W
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.0 mi, 227° SW · 941k acres
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 38.8 mi, 130° SE · 45k acres
Shoshone National Forest (National Forest) — 39.2 mi, 208° SW · 2.4M acres
Yellowstone National Park (National Park) — 62.3 mi, 239° SW · 2.2M acres

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