Nye Montana Map

About Nye, Montana

Nye is a locality in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 41.6 people per km². Nye is located at 45.4355°N, 109.8091°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 59061, 59028.

Nye anchors itself where the Stillwater River carves a cold, persistent path through the rugged terrain of the Montana high country. It lies 61.8 miles east-southeast of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 105°T), and is situated 32.3 miles west-northwest of Red Lodge. The landscape rises in jagged silhouettes toward the distant Absaroka Range, while the immediate ground is defined by the steep, narrow descent of Robinson Draw and the quiet, still surface of Turco Pond. The air here carries a sharp clarity, tasting of pine needles and damp earth, especially near the spray of Woodbine Falls, where the water fractures against the stone in a perpetual, rhythmic pulse. Beyond the nearby Buffalo Jump Fishing Access Site, the land opens into expansive, broken stretches of timber and rock, holding the silence of the high plains while the shadows lengthen across the valley floor.

Nye grew from the hard necessity of extracting value from the earth, its identity forged by the mineral wealth buried within the surrounding hills and the persistent labor required to harvest it. The local economy remains tied to these geological veins and the rhythms of the land, operating with a stoic indifference to the frantic pace of the outside world. Residents navigate the seasons between the deep, isolating snows and the brief, brilliant summers, often looking toward the rugged slopes of Custer National Forest for timber or solitude. Even with the presence of Granite Glacier looming in the high altitudes, life in Nye feels grounded in the immediate, where the history of industry and the endurance of the frontier persist in the way the light catches the dust on a gravel road at dusk.

About This Nye Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nye, Montana. Coordinates: 45.435497, -109.809065. 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 Nye includes the ZIP code (59061, 59028), telephone area code (406), county seat of Stillwater County (Columbus), and school district assignment (Absarokee 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.