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Musselshell Montana Map

Explore Musselshell, 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 Musselshell, Montana

How to Use This Musselshell, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	46.494154
Longitude	-108.096293
Population	59
Density	8.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59059
Area Code	406
County Seat	Roundup
School District	Melstone Elementary School District

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About Musselshell, Montana

Musselshell is a locality in Musselshell County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 59. The population density is 8.9 people per km². Musselshell is located at 46.4942°N, 108.0963°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59059.

Musselshell occupies a quiet stretch of high plains where the Musselshell River carves a slow, deliberate path through the tawny earth. It lies 54.5 miles north-northeast of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 21°T), and is situated 22.0 miles east-northeast of Roundup. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, defined by the relentless openness of the prairie that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Rocky Mountains. Only a few miles away, the rugged creases of McLean Coulee offer a sharp contrast to the flat, sun-bleached grasses that define the local terrain. During the golden hour, the light thickens, casting elongated shadows across the sagebrush and turning the riverbed into a ribbon of burnished copper that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the rim of the world.

Musselshell carries the quiet weight of a history rooted in the hard, productive labor of ranching and the persistent demands of agriculture. The proximity to Montana State Trust Lands provides a preserved backdrop of wilder ground, where the pace of life follows the seasonal shifts of the livestock and the turning of the soil rather than the frantic tempo of industry. While the bustle of larger settlements remains far removed, the daily life of Musselshell persists with a steady, grounded focus, occasionally punctuated by the quiet reflection of those who venture toward the distant waters of Busse Water for a moment of stillness. The identity of the place remains firmly tethered to this sparse, demanding landscape, where the wind serves as a constant companion and the silence of the plains possesses a weight that is both profound and entirely ordinary.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 270° W
Musselshell Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 261° W
Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 274° W · 22k acres
Yellowstone Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.0 mi, 181° S
War Horse National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.4 mi, 328° NW · 5,706 acres
Yellowstone River (Wild & Scenic River) — 34.0 mi, 176° S · 1,744 acres
Pompeys Pillar National Monument (National Monument) — 34.7 mi, 173° S · 58 acres
Musselshell Breaks Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 41.0 mi, 012° N · 8,622 acres
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 41.9 mi, 107° E
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 46.5 mi, 291° W · 1.9M acres
Big Horn Design and Art Gallery (Gallery) — 49.5 mi, 201° S
Place Where the White Horse Went Down Historical Marker (Monument) — 51.2 mi, 201° S
Toucan (Gallery) — 51.9 mi, 201° S
Nova (Theatre) — 52.7 mi, 202° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 52.8 mi, 202° S
Del Alma Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 52.8 mi, 202° S
Billings Studio Theater (Theatre) — 52.8 mi, 205° SW
Four Dances (Viewpoint) — 52.9 mi, 200° S
Babcock Theater (Cinema) — 53.0 mi, 202° S
Art House Cinema & Pub (Cinema) — 53.1 mi, 202° S
Wise Wonders (Museum) — 53.1 mi, 202° S
Big Snowies Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 54.4 mi, 286° W · 89k acres
Middle Cave (Historic Ruins) — 54.6 mi, 197° S
Pictograph Cave (Historic Ruins) — 54.6 mi, 197° S
Chief Joseph (Monument) — 56.6 mi, 256° W
Big Horn County Historical Museum (Museum) — 57.5 mi, 155° SE
Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 67.1 mi, 008° N · 19k acres
Rosebud County Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 69.6 mi, 102° E
Cowboy Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 74.3 mi, 303° NW
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 76.1 mi, 334° NW · 507k acres

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