Rimrock Colony Montana Map

About Rimrock Colony, Montana

Rimrock Colony is a locality in Toole County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 236.2 people per km². Rimrock Colony is located at 48.8954°N, 112.0952°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59482.

Rimrock Colony lies under a sky that seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of cerulean that bleeds into the ochre and sage of the surrounding Montana landscape. It lies 103.1 miles north-north-west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 340°T), and is situated 29.1 miles north-north-west of Shelby. The terrain here is a study in subtle resilience, where wind-scoured buttes rise like ancient sentinels from rolling plains, their sandstone faces catching the sun in a thousand shades of rust and umber. Sparse grasses, tough and determined, cling to the earth, their muted greens and browns whispering of dry seasons and stoic endurance. A sense of quiet solitude pervades, broken only by the sigh of the wind and the distant call of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow a fleeting inkblot on the sun-baked ground. The history of Rimrock Colony is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent spirit of those who have worked this land. Originally settled by homesteaders drawn by the promise of open country, the local economy has long been tied to the earth, with ranching and agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence. The air often carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-cured hay, a testament to the ongoing labor of generations. While the grand narratives of boomtowns may have bypassed this particular stretch of prairie, Rimrock Colony retains a distinctive character, a quiet strength forged in the crucible of isolation and the relentless beauty of the natural world.

About This Rimrock Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rimrock Colony, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.8954, -112.0952. 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 Rimrock Colony and Toole County.

Detailed location data for Rimrock Colony includes the ZIP code (59482), telephone area code (406), county seat of Toole County (Shelby), and school district assignment (Sunburst K-12 Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rimrock Colony is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.