Silesia Montana Map

About Silesia, Montana

Silesia is a locality in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 103. The population density is 21.3 people per km². Silesia is located at 45.5566°N, 108.8415°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59041.

Silesia occupies a stretch of high, open country where the horizon pulls away in every direction, revealing a landscape defined by the austere clarity of the plains. It lies 22.7 miles southwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 227°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-southwest of Laurel. The land here is marked by the quiet persistence of Farewell Creek, which cuts a narrow, winding path through the sagebrush and dry grass just a short distance away. To the west, the jagged, snow-dusted outlines of the Beartooth Mountains hover like a hazy promise against the sky, while the local terrain remains defined by the subtle, dry creases of Peck Gulch. The quality of light in Silesia is thin and sharp, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun turns the buffalo grass to a pale, brittle gold and makes the shadows of the fence posts stretch long and thin across the dirt.

Silesia retains the quiet, utilitarian character of a place built around the rhythms of dryland farming and the slow movement of livestock. The economy remains tethered to the soil and the open range, an inheritance from the homesteaders who recognized the endurance required to work this particular corner of the high plains. Residents often look toward the nearby Montana State Trust Lands for the pulse of the local wilderness, finding there a space largely untouched by the frenetic pace of modern life. Even when the heat of summer settles heavy over the fields, the air remains crisp, carrying the scent of dry earth and distant sage, a constant reminder of the immense, unpopulated distances that isolate Silesia from the rest of the world.

About This Silesia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Silesia, Montana. Coordinates: 45.556615, -108.841534. 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 Silesia includes the ZIP code (59041), telephone area code (406), county seat of Carbon County (Red Lodge), and school district assignment (Joliet 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.