Ravalli Montana Map

About Ravalli, Montana

Ravalli is a locality in Lake County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 85. The population density is 12.5 people per km². Ravalli is located at 47.2813°N, 114.1644°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59863.

Ravalli occupies a quiet basin where the Jocko River carves a deliberate path through the earth, marking the transition between the high plains and the western heights. It lies 29.3 miles north-northwest of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 343°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-southwest of Ronan. The air here holds a distinct, metallic clarity, often cooling rapidly as the shadows of the Mission Mountains stretch across the valley floor toward Telephone Draw. To the north, the landscape settles into the Ravalli Potholes, where the water mirrors the shifting gray of the sky, while the distant, frozen bulk of Fissure Glacier remains a silent, white anchor on the far horizon. This is a land of immense, unyielding space, where the wind carries the scent of dry grass and cold stone, and the light at dusk turns the surrounding ridges into bruised velvet.

Ravalli persists as a product of the rail lines and the timber that once defined the regional economy, drawing its endurance from the rugged, forested slopes of the nearby Lolo National Forest. The rhythm of life here remains tied to the land and the stewardship of the Montana State Trust Lands, which surround the locality with vast, managed stretches of open range and scrub. History here is quiet, etched into the remnants of early transit routes and the enduring presence of the Salish people who have long moved through these valleys. Today, the economy leans into the quiet labor of ranching and land maintenance, maintaining a pace that favors the slow turn of seasons over the frantic pulse of the modern world.

About This Ravalli Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ravalli, Montana. Coordinates: 47.281299, -114.164365. 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 Ravalli includes the ZIP code (59863), telephone area code (406), county seat of Lake County (Polson), and school district assignment (St. Ignatius 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.