Snowslip Montana Map

About Snowslip, Montana

Snowslip is a locality in Flathead County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 19.1 people per km². Snowslip is located at 48.2594°N, 113.4554°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59916.

Snowslip emerges from the high, unyielding terrain where the persistent current of Bear Creek carves a narrow, cold path through the earth. It lies 39.7 miles east of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 83°T), and is situated 34.3 miles east-southeast of Columbia Falls. The air here holds a crystalline sharpness, thinning as it drifts toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains that pin the western horizon. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land flattens into the expansive, sage-dusted reach of McCartysville Flats, where the low sun of late afternoon casts long, amber shadows that seem to stretch across the entire territory. To the north, the ancient white cap of Grant Glacier serves as a silent, frozen sentinel, while the dense, evergreen reaches of Flathead National Forest press inward, defining the edges of the wild where civilization feels like a temporary guest.

Snowslip maintains a quiet, deliberate pace, anchored by the remnants of a heritage built on the sturdy, seasonal cycles of the timber trade and the slow labor of high-country ranching. Life here is measured by the seasonal migration of elk and the readiness of the woodpile, with the local economy shifting subtly between the small-scale extraction of natural resources and the occasional, solitary traveler seeking the solitude of the Devil Creek Trail. Residents often find their way toward the still, reflective surface of Giefer Lake to watch the water turn a deep, bruised violet as the light fails. In the quiet of the evening, the geography of the land dictates the rhythms of the day, demanding a certain rugged patience from those who choose to make their lives in this corner of the high plains.

About This Snowslip Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Snowslip, Montana. Coordinates: 48.259406, -113.455376. 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 Snowslip includes the ZIP code (59916), telephone area code (406), county seat of Flathead County (Kalispell), and school district assignment (West Glacier 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.