Red Lodge Montana Map

About Red Lodge, Montana

Red Lodge is a locality in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,257. The population density is 321.3 people per km². Red Lodge is located at 45.1858°N, 109.2468°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Red Lodge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59068.

Red Lodge emerges where the high plains surrender to the sudden, jagged ascent of the earth, defined by the constant, cold rush of Rock Creek as it carves through the valley floor. It lies 54.9 miles southwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 221°T), and is situated 31.2 miles south of Columbus. The air here holds a crystalline sharpness, thinning as it climbs toward the distant, serrated silhouette of the Beartooth Mountains, where the ancient ice of the Beartooth Glacier clings to the shadows of the high peaks. Within a mile of the town, the Custer National Forest begins its expanse, blanketing the terrain in lodgepole pine and alpine meadows that glow with a fleeting, bruised purple at twilight. Travelers seeking the solitude of the high country often turn toward the East Parks Ski Trail, following paths that wind through the timber, while the deeper silence of Scotch Coulee sits four miles away, undisturbed by the modern velocity of the world below.

Red Lodge was built upon the stubborn foundations of coal mining, a history etched into the architecture of its main thoroughfare, where brick facades retain the gravity of a century of labor. While the dark veins of the earth once dictated the pulse of the local economy, the rhythm has shifted toward the quiet persistence of those who inhabit this high-altitude landscape, balancing the needs of visitors with the rugged demands of the surrounding ranchlands. The Custer National Forest - Beartooth Division provides a vast, wooded backdrop to this life, acting as a steward for the wilder reaches that define the regional character. Even when the stillness of winter arrives, the community maintains a steady, deliberate pace, much like the water of the nearby Bidstrip Reservoir, which reflects the vast, open sky of a landlocked territory that measures its days by the slow movement of shadows across the hills.

About This Red Lodge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Red Lodge, Montana. Coordinates: 45.185778, -109.246821. 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 Red Lodge includes the ZIP code (59068), telephone area code (406), county seat of Carbon County (Red Lodge), and school district assignment (Red 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.