Explore Silver Gate, Montana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Silver Gate, Montana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Montana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Silver Gate.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Silver Gate |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Park County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 45.019784 |
| Longitude | -109.982939 |
| Population | 19 |
| Density | 1.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 59081 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Livingston |
| School District | Cooke City Elementary School District |
Silver Gate holds a rugged, high-altitude stillness where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of pine and cold stone. It lies 69.0 miles southeast of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 132°T), and is situated 56.5 miles northwest of Cody. Soda Butte Creek carves a brisk, clear path through the landscape, its waters tumbling over polished rocks with a persistent, melodic murmur that defines the auditory character of the valley. To the west, the jagged, imposing heights of the Absaroka Range dominate the skyline, their peaks often catching the first pale light of dawn while the lower slopes remain draped in long, cool shadows. Within the boundaries of the Gallatin National Forest, the terrain rises in steep, timbered ridges that offer a stark contrast to the distant, shimmering expanse of Guitar Lake.
Silver Gate emerged from the grit of early prospecting efforts, a history still visible in the weathered timber of its oldest structures and the quiet, deliberate pace of those who live in the shadow of the mountains today. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, drawing visitors who seek the solitude of the Republic Trail or the high, frozen remnants of Grasshopper Glacier. Life in Silver Gate moves according to the demands of the terrain, where residents navigate the immense, open distances with a pragmatism forged by long, quiet winters. Even with the proximity of Ram Pasture, the land retains a sense of wild, unyielding autonomy, inviting a deep, observant patience from anyone who spends time beneath its vast, uncluttered sky.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Silver Gate, Montana. Coordinates: 45.019784, -109.982939. 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 Silver Gate includes the ZIP code (59081), telephone area code (406), county seat of Park County (Livingston), and school district assignment (Cooke City Elementary School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |