Radersburg Montana Map

About Radersburg, Montana

Radersburg is a locality in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 61. The population density is 93.8 people per km². Radersburg is located at 46.1958°N, 111.6319°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 59643, 59641.

Radersburg reveals itself through the low, sun-bleached grasses of a high basin where the horizon is defined by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Big Belt Mountains. It lies 33.5 miles southeast of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 145°T), and is situated 31.7 miles south-southeast of Helena Valley Southeast. Swamp Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its seasonal flow nourishing the sagebrush and wild rye that dominate the immediate terrain. Within this expanse, Uncle Johnnys Gulch provides a subtle depression in the earth, capturing the fleeting shadows of clouds as they drift across the open prairie. Only a mile away, the Elkhorn Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern guards a rugged expanse of quiet wilderness, while Plunket Lake waits eight miles distant as a singular, reflective eye in the arid country. The air here carries the scent of dry soil and coming weather, a thin, sharp atmosphere that clarifies the edges of every fence post and weathered timber building.

Radersburg emerged from the frantic pulse of the nineteenth-century mining era, when the promise of gold pulled prospectors into the gulches to sift the earth for hidden wealth. As the immediate fever of extraction cooled, the economy shifted toward the slower, deliberate rhythms of ranching and agriculture, which remain the lifeblood of the people today. The architecture of Radersburg reflects this transition, marked by structures that have surrendered their original paint to the persistent scouring of the wind. Life in Radersburg moves in accordance with the seasons, dictated by the needs of cattle and the unpredictable yield of the hay fields. There is a profound stillness in the way the light lingers over the fields at dusk, illuminating a landscape that has traded the clamor of its founding for the endurance of a quiet, working existence.

About This Radersburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Radersburg, Montana. Coordinates: 46.195762, -111.631919. 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 Radersburg includes the ZIP code (59643, 59641), telephone area code (406), county seat of Broadwater County (Townsend), and school district assignment (Townsend 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.