Reed Point Montana Map

About Reed Point, Montana

Reed Point is a locality in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 177. The population density is 122.9 people per km². Reed Point is located at 45.7094°N, 109.5421°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59069.

Reed Point anchors itself upon a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the Yellowstone River cuts a persistent, silver path through the high plains. It lies 50.5 miles west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 265°T), and is situated 14.9 miles west-northwest of Columbus. The landscape stretches wide and spare, dominated by the muted earth tones of sagebrush and dry grass that flicker like pale fire under the immense Montana sky. To the south, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the Beartooth Mountains rises against the horizon, serving as a distant, stoic witness to the wind that constantly reshapes the fine dust of the valley floor. Travelers passing through find the air here thin and sharp, carrying the faint, clean scent of dry earth and the rhythmic, low-frequency hum of a world defined by its sheer, unyielding openness.

History lingers in the quietude of Reed Point, an echo of the days when the Bozeman Trail served as a vital artery for those pushing westward through the rugged terrain of Curtis Gulch. Today, the economy remains tethered to the land, rooted in the hard-won cycles of ranching and the steady stewardship of the surrounding prairie. At the Indian Fort Fishing Access Site, the water of the Yellowstone River offers a rare, cooling reprieve from the heat, drawing those who find solace in the slow, deliberate movement of the current. Life here moves with the sun, stripped of pretense and focused on the immediate demands of the season, maintaining a character as resilient and enduring as the land itself.

About This Reed Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Reed Point, Montana. Coordinates: 45.709384, -109.542119. 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 Reed Point includes the ZIP code (59069), telephone area code (406), county seat of Stillwater County (Columbus), and school district assignment (Reed Point 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.