Swan Lake Montana Map

About Swan Lake, Montana

Swan Lake is a locality in Lake County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 102. The population density is 5.2 people per km². Swan Lake is located at 47.9361°N, 113.7997°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59911.

Swan Lake reflects the immense, quiet expanse of the Montana sky in its still, deep waters. It lies 28.4 miles southeast of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 130°T), and is situated 14.0 miles southeast of Bigfork. Groom Creek flows with a persistent, rhythmic clarity through the landscape, feeding into the basin and grounding the woodland in a constant, murmuring motion. Within the boundaries of Flathead National Forest, the air carries a crisp, coniferous weight that suggests the proximity of the distant Swan Glaciers, which glimmer like pale, static memories on the horizon. The terrain shifts from dense, dark timber to open pockets of earth, creating a sanctuary where the shadows lengthen early and the light at dusk turns the pine needles into needles of brushed copper.

Economic life in Swan Lake remains tied to the deliberate pace of the surrounding forest and the seasonal cycles of the land. Historically, the timber industry and the quiet stewardship of the environment have defined the local character, drawing those who find purpose in the maintenance of trails like the Wire Trail. Residents recognize that the proximity to the expansive Flathead National Forest necessitates a careful, respectful interaction with the wilderness, balancing human presence against the vast, silent requirements of the wild. While the Rocky Mountains remain a distant, rugged silhouette to the west, the reality of life here is shaped by the immediate, intimate geography of the meadows and the quiet endurance of the basin, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, seasonal deepening of the woods.

About This Swan Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Swan Lake, Montana. Coordinates: 47.936114, -113.799697. 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 Swan Lake includes the ZIP code (59911), telephone area code (406), county seat of Lake County (Polson), and school district assignment (Bigfork High 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.