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Pinnacle Montana Map

Explore Pinnacle, 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 Pinnacle, Montana

How to Use This Pinnacle, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	48.356075
Longitude	-113.653162
Population	45
Density	30.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59916
Area Code	406
County Seat	Kalispell
School District	West Glacier Elementary School District

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About Pinnacle, Montana

Pinnacle is a locality in Flathead County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 45. The population density is 30.7 people per km². Pinnacle is located at 48.3561°N, 113.6532°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59916.

Pinnacle occupies a narrow corridor of rugged terrain where the Middle Fork Flathead River carves a relentless path through the timber. It lies 32.3 miles east-northeast of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 70°T), and is situated 30.0 miles east-northeast of Evergreen. The landscape is defined by the dense, evergreen expanse of the Flathead National Forest, which presses against the settlement on every side, its shadows deepening as the light retreats from the valley floor. High above the canopy, the jagged presence of the Rocky Mountains marks the distant horizon, a cold and immovable boundary against the sky. Five miles removed, the ice of Grant Glacier clings to the higher elevations, while the quiet waters of Stanton Lake wait four miles away, undisturbed by the transit of the river below. The air here holds a thin, sharp clarity, smelling of damp pine needles and the cold, mineral breath of running water that persists even in the heat of a summer noon.

Pinnacle emerged as a point of transit, a place of labor and passage where the rhythm of life is dictated by the forest and the slow, heavy work of the land. The economy remains tethered to the timber and the seasonal pulse of the woods, echoing the generations who moved through the Dunwoody Basin to stake a claim in these dense, unforgiving tracts. Those who traverse the Grant Ridge Trail find only the stark silence of the high country, a testament to the isolation that defines the character of the people who choose to stay. Life in Pinnacle follows the turning of the seasons, moving from the isolation of snow-heavy winters to the brief, frantic growth of spring, with the Middle Fork Flathead River serving as a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the quietude of the daily routine.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 201° S · 2.4M acres
Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.2 mi, 092° E · 50k acres
Glacier National Park (National Park) — 0.4 mi, 088° E · 1.0M acres
Glacier Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 0.4 mi, 088° E · 931k acres
Great Bear Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.9 mi, 243° SW · 287k acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 319° NW
Goat Lick (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 152° SE
Hungry Horse Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 231° SW
Coram Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 13.6 mi, 269° W
Coram Experimental Forest Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 13.6 mi, 282° W
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 13.9 mi, 101° E · 1.9M acres
John Frank Stevens (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 101° E
North American Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 284° W
Glacier Fine Art (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 277° W
Amazing Fun Center (Theme Park) — 18.6 mi, 285° W
Glacier Highline (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 284° W
Museum Of Wildlife (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 276° W
Echo Lake Cosway Entrance (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 228° SW
Weeping Wall (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 350° N
Bigfork Summer Playhouse (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 224° SW
Base Camp Bigfork (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 224° SW
Pine Grove Historic School Bell (Monument) — 30.1 mi, 256° W
Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 31.3 mi, 275° W
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.5 mi, 196° S · 3,866 acres
Albino Buffalo (Public Artwork) — 31.5 mi, 251° W
Stumptown Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 277° W
Mudman Gallery (Gallery) — 31.6 mi, 277° W
Frame Of Reference (Gallery) — 31.6 mi, 277° W
O'Shaughnessy Center (Theatre) — 31.6 mi, 277° W
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.0 mi, 161° S · 1.1M acres

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