Sedan Montana Map

About Sedan, Montana

Sedan is a locality in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 101. The population density is 0.6 people per km². Sedan is located at 45.9633°N, 110.8793°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59086.

Sedan emerges from the high, open expanse of the Montana landscape as a quiet collection of structures defined by the persistent, silver-threaded path of Carrol Creek. It lies 20.1 miles northeast of Belgrade, MT (from Belgrade, MT: bearing 51°T), and is situated 21.3 miles north-northeast of Bozeman. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, sharpening the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Bridger Range that anchor the western horizon. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the terrain slopes upward into the rugged, sage-dusted topography of Green Canyon, where the light at dusk turns the grasses a bruised, deep gold. Ainger Lake rests in the nearby basin, its surface often mirroring the vast, unblemished dome of the sky, while the surrounding Montana State Trust Lands offer a sprawling, silent expanse of sagebrush and prairie that feels indifferent to the passing of human time.

Sedan carries the quiet weight of a history rooted in the hard, deliberate labor of the agricultural frontier, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the grazing of livestock. The influence of the Stock Drive Trail lingers in the collective memory of the region, echoing a time when the movement of cattle dictated the pulse of the local life. Residents here maintain a steady, private pace, conducting their affairs in the shadow of expansive, lonely distances that demand a certain stoic independence. Life in Sedan is measured not by the clamor of industry, but by the subtle shifts in the wind and the seasonal cycles that dictate the survival of those who choose to inhabit this high, wind-swept plateau.

About This Sedan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sedan, Montana. Coordinates: 45.963337, -110.879303. 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 Sedan includes the ZIP code (59086), telephone area code (406), county seat of Gallatin County (Bozeman), and school district assignment (Shields Valley 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.