Muddy Montana Map

About Muddy, Montana

Muddy is a locality in Big Horn County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 646. The population density is 8.7 people per km². Muddy is located at 45.5798°N, 106.7754°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59043.

Muddy emerges from the high, open plains where the landscape stretches toward a horizon defined by the subtle, weather-beaten slopes of Painted Hill. It lies 84.7 miles east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 97°T), and is situated 19.3 miles south-southwest of Colstrip. Rosebud Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth here, its waters cutting a ribbon of muted green against the expanse of dry grasses that dominate the local vista. To the west, the land pulls away into the deeper, shadowed folds of Yellow Fox Gulch, a basin that catches the long, amber light of late afternoon. The air in Muddy carries a dry, crisp clarity, holding a scent of sagebrush and exposed soil that seems to sharpen every silhouette against the immense sky.

Life in Muddy remains tied to the cycles of the land, with ranching and local agriculture providing the steady pulse of the regional economy. The history of the area is written in the resilient character of those who work the perimeter of Montana State Trust Lands, where the preservation of the prairie supports the grazing rhythms that have persisted for generations. Muddy functions as a quiet intersection of these vast, working spaces, far removed from the clamor of larger centers. On any given day, the pace is governed by the shifting weather and the demands of the range, maintaining a stillness that allows the quiet, elemental beauty of the plains to remain the primary feature of daily existence.

About This Muddy Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Muddy, Montana. Coordinates: 45.579773, -106.775353. 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 Muddy includes the ZIP code (59043), telephone area code (406), county seat of Big Horn County (Hardin), and school district assignment (Lame Deer High 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.