Roscoe Montana Map

About Roscoe, Montana

Roscoe is a locality in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 16. The population density is 27.1 people per km². Roscoe is located at 45.3497°N, 109.4966°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59071.

Roscoe emerges from the high, arid expanse of the plains where the crystalline rush of East Rosebud Creek dictates the rhythm of the valley floor. It lies 56.7 miles west-southwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 238°T), and is situated 16.6 miles northwest of Red Lodge. The landscape here is defined by a rigorous clarity, where the air holds a sharpness that makes the distant, jagged silhouette of the Beartooth Mountains appear close enough to touch. To the west, the terrain rises toward the rugged elevations of Custer National Forest, while the immediate surroundings are marked by the quiet, sun-baked expanse of Antelope Basin. The light in the late afternoon possesses a heavy, amber quality, casting long shadows that emphasize the geological permanence of the surrounding ridges, a stark contrast to the fleeting, icy meltwater that sustains the land.

Roscoe maintains a quiet independence, rooted in a history of rugged self-reliance and the enduring labor of the regional ranching economy. Life here unfolds with a deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, finding its focus in the stewardship of the Montana State Trust Lands and the seasonal cycles of the livestock trade. Travelers often pass through on their way to the high, shadowed heights of Phantom Glacier or the deep, still waters of Twin Lakes, yet the character of the place remains fixed in the quietude of its scattered homesteads. It is a location of immense, open distances where the primary industry is the patient cultivation of the soil and the maintenance of a way of life that values the stillness of the high country above all else.

About This Roscoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roscoe, Montana. Coordinates: 45.349666, -109.496555. 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 Roscoe includes the ZIP code (59071), telephone area code (406), county seat of Carbon County (Red Lodge), and school district assignment (Absarokee 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.