Norris Montana Map

About Norris, Montana

Norris is a locality in Madison County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 53.0 people per km². Norris is located at 45.5680°N, 111.6908°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59745.

Norris occupies a quiet expanse of high-altitude terrain where the persistent, rhythmic pulse of Hot Springs Creek defines the local hydrology. It lies 28.7 miles west-southwest of Belgrade, MT (from Belgrade, MT: bearing 240°T), and is situated 32.4 miles west-southwest of Bozeman. The land stretches outward in a series of tawny, sun-bleached plains, punctuated by the occasional shadow of clouds drifting across the dry grasses. To the distant west, the jagged silhouette of the Madison Range pierces the horizon, acting as a constant, silent guardian over the arid basin. Just a few miles from the center, the rugged topography of Pony Gulch offers a stark contrast to the flatter, open reaches that characterize the immediate vicinity. During the late afternoon, the light here takes on a pale, crystalline quality, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the Montana State Trust Lands, where the silence of the high plains remains undisturbed by the modern world.

Historical echoes of early mining and transit linger in the thin, dry air of Norris, serving as a reminder of the industrious spirits who once traversed these rugged corridors. The local economy remains tethered to the land, shaped by the needs of agriculture and the maintenance of the sparse infrastructure that links these isolated clusters of life. While the waters of the Willow Creek Reservoir sit several miles away, the community maintains an intimate relationship with the smaller, more immediate flows of the landscape. Life moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, stripped of the frantic urgency found in more crowded corners of the country. Residents observe the changing seasons through the subtle shifts in the color of the brush and the cooling temperatures that signal the arrival of winter, finding a profound, quiet satisfaction in the vast, open horizon that Norris commands.

About This Norris Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Norris, Montana. Coordinates: 45.567984, -111.690808. 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 Norris includes the ZIP code (59745), telephone area code (406), county seat of Madison County (Virginia City), and school district assignment (Harrison K-12 Schools).

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.