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Prairie Elk Colony Montana Map

Explore Prairie Elk Colony, 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 Prairie Elk Colony, Montana

How to Use This Prairie Elk Colony, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Prairie Elk Colony, 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 Prairie Elk Colony.

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	Prairie Elk Colony
State	Montana (MT)
County	McCone County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	48.016156
Longitude	-105.797241
Density	0.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59201
Area Code	406
County Seat	Circle
School District	Circle High School District

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About Prairie Elk Colony, Montana

Prairie Elk Colony is a locality in McCone County, Montana, United States. The population density is 0.7 people per km². Prairie Elk Colony is located at 48.0162°N, 105.7972°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59201.

Prairie Elk Colony occupies a stark, expansive stretch of the high plains where the earth yields to the deep, silent incisions of Steele Coulee. It lies 101.0 miles west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 266°T), and is situated 8.9 miles southwest of Wolf Point. Box Elder Creek carves a winding, serpentine path through the terrain here, its banks providing the only shade for miles against the relentless, high-altitude sun. To the distant west, the jagged silhouette of the Bonin Divide creates a blurred, indigo line against the vast Montana sky, while the immediate surroundings remain dominated by the muted earth tones of sagebrush and cured grasses. A short distance away, the Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet, rugged expanse of territory that remains largely untouched by the slow, deliberate pace of the region.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Prairie Elk Colony, dictated by the unforgiving climate and the necessity of managing the arid soil. The economy remains tethered to the land, with small-scale ranching and grain production defining the seasonal cycles of those who reside in this isolated corner of the state. Life here is measured by the wind and the subtle shifts in light, particularly at dusk when the shadows stretch thin and long across the open prairie. Those seeking water often look toward Antelope Creek Reservoir, an essential landmark that persists as a rare, still mirror in an otherwise parched and undulating landscape. The character of Prairie Elk Colony is forged in this solitude, where the silence is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, constant weight that defines the daily existence of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 163° S
Wolf Point Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 055° NE
Borge Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 049° NE
Lewis and Clark Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 073° E
Fort Peck Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 273° W
Sand Arroyo Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 18.7 mi, 232° SW
Fort Peck Lake (Recreation Area) — 24.1 mi, 235° SW
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.0 mi, 231° SW · 788k acres
Bug Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 28.1 mi, 216° SW
Rock Creek Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 28.1 mi, 232° SW
Powerhouse Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 270° W
Fort Peck Tribal Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 075° E
Poplar Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 077° E
Leo B Coleman Wildlife Pasture (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.5 mi, 270° W
Old Fort Peck Historical Marker (Monument) — 31.6 mi, 268° W
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 42.0 mi, 240° SW · 158k acres
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 42.2 mi, 239° SW · 19k acres
McCone County Museum (Museum) — 42.9 mi, 167° S
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.7 mi, 066° NE · 63k acres
Monument 538B (Attraction) — 70.2 mi, 015° N
Garfield County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 70.6 mi, 228° SW
Centre Theatre (Cinema) — 78.8 mi, 105° E
Rose Theater (Cinema) — 79.8 mi, 143° SE

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