Rapelje Montana Map
Rapelje, Montana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Rapelje, Stillwater County.
Interactive Map of Rapelje, Montana
| City | Rapelje |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Stillwater |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 45.97189 |
| Longitude | -109.255168 |
| Population | 69 |
| Density | 75.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Rapelje, Montana
Rapelje is a locality in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 69. The population density is 75.2 people per km². Rapelje is located at 45.9719°N, 109.2552°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59067.
Rapelje rests in a broad, sun-drenched basin where the eastern foothills of the Rockies begin to soften into the vast Montana plains. It lies 38.6 miles west-north-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 290°T), and is situated 23.2 miles north of Columbus. The land here rolls with a quiet dignity, a tapestry of tawny grasses that catch the wind in rippling waves, punctuated by the occasional hardy sagebrush and the stubborn tenacity of cottonwood trees lining the ephemeral creeks. The sky above Rapelje is a dominion unto itself, an immense, ever-shifting canvas of cerulean, bruised with the dramatic thunderheads that gather with startling speed, or ablaze with the molten gold and rose of sunset, painting the distant, hazy mountains in hues of amethyst and rust. The air, when it’s not carrying the dry dust of summer or the sharp bite of winter, hums with the low thrum of distant machinery and the occasional, startling call of a meadowlark. Founded by a hopeful wave of homesteaders in the early twentieth century, Rapelje was conceived from the dream of fertile soil and a life wrested from the land. Its fortunes have long been tied to the agricultural bounty of the region, primarily cattle ranching and grain farming, the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. The economy, though modest, is deeply rooted in the earth, with the local grain elevator standing as a proud, if utilitarian, monument to this enduring connection. There are no grand historical sites or bustling tourist attractions in Rapelje; its character is etched in the stoic resilience of its people and the quiet, enduring beauty of its wide-open spaces, a place where the past whispers in the rustling grass and the future is sown with each new dawn.
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About This Rapelje Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Rapelje, Montana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Rapelje and Stillwater County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Rapelje is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Rapelje is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
