Mountain View Colony, Montana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Mountain View Colony, Yellowstone County.
| City | Mountain View Colony |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Yellowstone |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 46.07004 |
| Longitude | -108.721242 |
| Population | 55 |
| Density | 19.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Mountain View Colony is a locality in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 55. The population density is 19.2 people per km². Mountain View Colony is located at 46.0700°N, 108.7212°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59015.
Mountain View Colony unfolds across the high plains, a landscape sculpted by wind and the slow erosion of time. It lies 22.5 miles north-north-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 332°T), and is situated 27.8 miles north of Laurel. Low, rolling hills, softened by the persistent embrace of sagebrush and hardy grasses, stretch towards horizons that seem to bleed into the vast Montana sky. The air here carries a dry cleanness, sharp with the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild phlox that dots the slopes in warmer months. Evenings bring a particular quality of light, a deep, burnished gold that lingers long after the sun dips below the western ridge, casting long, spectral shadows across the land and lending a quiet dignity to the sparsely scattered homesteads. The history of Mountain View Colony is intrinsically tied to the land and the pursuit of self-sufficiency, a story of resilience etched into the very soil. This place was established with a vision of communal living and agricultural endeavor, a spirit that still subtly informs the pace of life. The local economy, though modest, is rooted in the bounty of the surrounding ranches and farms, with cattle grazing on the open pastures and crops finding purchase in the fertile pockets of the terrain. There are no bustling metropolises here, no grand monuments, but a quiet strength in the enduring connection between the people and the earth they cultivate, a distinctive character born from generations of working this wide, open country.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mountain View Colony, Montana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Mountain View Colony and Yellowstone County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Mountain View Colony is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Mountain View Colony is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |