Racetrack Montana Map

About Racetrack, Montana

Racetrack is a locality in Powell County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 42. The population density is 14.4 people per km². Racetrack is located at 46.2788°N, 112.7486°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59722.

Racetrack stretches across a high, quiet basin where the land leans toward the horizon in long, amber-colored swells of grass. It lies 21.6 miles north-northwest of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 332°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south of Deer Lodge. Racetrack Creek carves a persistent, silver path through this terrain, its cold waters providing a steady pulse to the vegetation that clings to its banks. Only a mile away, the quiet reach of Sand Hollow deepens the landscape, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains marks the western boundary of the world. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, especially at dusk, when the light turns a bruised purple and the shadows of the sagebrush lengthen until they seem to touch the very edge of the sky.

History in Racetrack remains tethered to the soil and the persistent labor of those who work the vast, open stretches of the surrounding acreage. The economy relies on the rhythms of cattle and hay, a life dictated by the seasonal shift from the harsh, biting frost of winter to the fleeting, intense green of the short growing season. Just a mile away, the Montana State Trust Lands offer a managed wilderness where the native flora sustains the local ecosystem, undisturbed by the hurried pace of modern industry. Seven miles distant, the quiet surface of Perkins Pond reflects the shifting clouds, serving as a still, reflective companion to the working ranches that define the character of the people who reside here.

About This Racetrack Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Racetrack, Montana. Coordinates: 46.278815, -112.74865. 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 Racetrack includes the ZIP code (59722), telephone area code (406), county seat of Powell County (Deer Lodge), and school district assignment (Deer Lodge Elementary 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.