Sun Prairie Montana Map

About Sun Prairie, Montana

Sun Prairie is a locality in Phillips County, Montana, United States. Sun Prairie is located at 47.8456°N, 107.7465°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59404.

Sun Prairie unfolds across a landscape of wide, sweeping horizons, where the earth itself seems to exhale a quiet, persistent breath of amber and gold. It lies 146.9 miles north-north-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 14°T), and is situated 36.0 miles south of Malta. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a vast, undulating prairie that stretches to meet a sky so immense it feels like a tangible entity, often painted with clouds that drift like ships across an endless ocean of blue. The very air, crisp and carrying the faint scent of sun-baked grasses and distant pine, seems to vibrate with a latent energy, a testament to the elemental forces that shaped this place. Scattered homesteads, their roofs glinting like forgotten coins under the generous Montana sun, dot the expanse, each a solitary outpost in this grand, unpeopled theater. The history of Sun Prairie is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who sought sustenance and solitude on these fertile plains. This is a land that whispers of hardy pioneers and the quiet determination that carved out a life from the raw earth, their efforts supported by the steady, if often challenging, rhythms of agriculture. Cattle ranching remains a vital thread in the local economy, the lowing of livestock a familiar counterpoint to the sigh of the wind through the tall grasses. There are no bustling boulevards or clamoring industries here; life in Sun Prairie moves with a deliberate grace, a quiet understanding of the seasons and the land's bounty, a character deeply rooted in the enduring, elemental beauty of the Montana prairie.

About This Sun Prairie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sun Prairie, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.845553, -107.746501. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Sun Prairie and Phillips County.

Detailed location data for Sun Prairie includes the ZIP code (59538), telephone area code (406), county seat of Phillips County (Malta), and school district assignment (Great Falls Elementary School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sun Prairie is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.