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Sun River Montana Map

Explore Sun River, 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.

Interactive Map of Sun River, Montana

How to Use This Sun River, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sun River, 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 Sun River.

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	Sun River
State	Montana (MT)
County	Cascade County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	47.533287
Longitude	-111.721372
Population	95
Density	19.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59483
Area Code	406
County Seat	Great Falls
School District	Sun River Valley Elementary School District

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About Sun River, Montana

Sun River is a locality in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 95. The population density is 19.7 people per km². Sun River is located at 47.5333°N, 111.7214°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59483.

Sun River flows with a steady, deliberate weight across the high plains, carving a path through the earth that defines the very character of the landscape. It lies 19.8 miles west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 277°T), and is situated 25.2 miles west of Malmstrom AFB. The currents of the Sun River catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon, reflecting a sky that feels vast enough to swallow the horizon. To the west, the jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains marks the distant edge of the world, while closer at hand, the terrain shifts into the subtle, arid depressions of Prevo Coulee. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and cold stone, a stillness that persists even when the wind whips across the open fields. At the Medicine River Fishing Access Site, the water brushes against the bank with a rhythmic, low-frequency hum, grounding the sprawling geography in a singular, tangible point of contact.

Agriculture anchors the rhythm of life in Sun River, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of the day more surely than any clock. The legacy of those who first traversed these plains remains in the sturdy, weathered architecture that dots the countryside, a quiet endurance against the seasonal extremes of the Montana climate. Farther out, the seasonal migration of birds toward Freezeout Lake provides a fleeting, frantic energy to the landscape, contrasting with the patient, methodical work of the local ranches. Economic life here is bound to the soil and the water, a tradition of self-reliance that has persisted through decades of change. In the quiet intervals between the tasks of the day, Sun River maintains a stoic grace, defined by the immense, uncluttered distance between the land and the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Medicine River Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 125° SE
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 334° NW
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 088° E
Largent's Bend Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 086° E
First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 109° E
First Peoples Buffalo Jump SP (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 112° E
Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.6 mi, 003° N · 25k acres
Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 316° NW
Earle E Heikka Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 096° E
A. Hooker's Gallery (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 095° E
Kid Russell and Monte Statue (Public Artwork) — 19.0 mi, 095° E
American Music (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 096° E
The History Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 097° E
QGallery Sixteen (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 095° E
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 095° E
Cascade County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 095° E
Steamboat Island Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.4 mi, 091° E
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 22.4 mi, 091° E · 1.9M acres
Teton Antique Tractor & Steam Engines (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 312° NW
Blackfeet and Buffalo Historical Marker (Monument) — 34.5 mi, 311° NW
Scapegoat Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.2 mi, 243° SW · 260k acres
Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 42.5 mi, 184° S · 984k acres
Mann Gulch Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 45.4 mi, 191° S
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.6 mi, 284° W · 1.1M acres
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 52.1 mi, 068° E · 507k acres
High Water Mark (Attraction) — 52.8 mi, 068° E
Rider Of The Purple Sage (Attraction) — 52.8 mi, 068° E
John Mullan Trail Marker (Attraction) — 53.0 mi, 068° E
Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea Memorial (Attraction) — 53.0 mi, 068° E
Helena Avenue Theater (Theatre) — 66.0 mi, 192° S

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