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Three Forks Montana Map

Explore Three Forks, 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 Three Forks, Montana

How to Use This Three Forks, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Three Forks, 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 Three Forks.

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.

CityThree Forks
StateMontana (MT)
CountyFlathead County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude45.889568
Longitude-111.552748
Population1,989
Density536.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes59480, 59936, 59752
Area Code406
County SeatKalispell
School DistrictThree Forks High School District

About Three Forks, Montana

Three Forks is a locality in Flathead County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,989. The population density is 536.3 people per km². Three Forks is located at 45.8896°N, 111.5527°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Three Forks is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 59480, 59936, 59752.

Three Forks emerges from the high plains where the arid earth meets the sky in a wide, unblinking gaze. It lies 46.6 miles east of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 97°T), and is situated 34.4 miles south-southwest of North Browning. Morrison Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the landscape, acting as a quiet artery that feeds the surrounding grasses and draws the eye toward the horizon. The air here holds a crisp, thinning quality that sharpens the edges of the distant Rocky Mountains, which loom as a muted, jagged silhouette against the fading light. Within the boundaries of the Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River, the land feels vast and indifferent to the passage of human time, marked only by the shifting shadows of clouds that drift toward the nearby expanse of Schafer Meadows.

Commerce and memory in Three Forks are bound to the soil and the legacy of paths carved by those who traveled before the iron rails arrived. The local economy persists through a quiet rhythm of agriculture and trade, sustained by the same terrain that challenged early pioneers navigating the rugged interior. Travelers seeking a slower pace might follow the Red Plume Trail, where the ground bears the weight of history and the persistent, dry fragrance of sagebrush. Life in Three Forks maintains a steady, deliberate tempo, far removed from the frantic pulse of coastal centers, finding its character instead in the immense, quiet distances and the enduring resilience of those who call these high plains their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Headwaters Heritage Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 007° N
  • Three Forks Ponds Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 090° E
  • Headwaters Railroad & Trident Heritage Center (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 009° N
  • Blackbird Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 042° NE
  • Missouri Headwaters State Park (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 058° NE
  • Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 182° S
  • Madison Buffalo Jump State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 147° SE
  • Manhattan Area Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 102° E
  • Black Sage Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.6 mi, 306° NW · 5,963 acres
  • Elkhorn Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 15.8 mi, 345° N
  • Madison River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.6 mi, 175° S · 10k acres
  • Fly Fishing the Misty Madison River (Public Artwork) — 20.3 mi, 112° E
  • Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — 21.2 mi, 238° SW · 1.2M acres
  • Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.3 mi, 185° S · 6,339 acres
  • Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 23.9 mi, 345° N · 984k acres
  • Edgewater Farms (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 010° N
  • Star Theater (Cinema) — 26.3 mi, 267° W
  • Jefferson Valley Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 267° W
  • Regal Gallatin Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 123° SE
  • Graffiti Quonset Hut (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 121° SE
  • Music Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 121° SE
  • Michael P. Malone Centennial Mall (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 122° SE
  • Rialto (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 120° SE
  • American Computer Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 123° SE
  • Mountain Trails Gallery Bozeman (Gallery) — 29.0 mi, 120° SE
  • Pete's Hill (Viewpoint) — 29.3 mi, 120° SE
  • Highland Glen Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 29.9 mi, 120° SE
  • Lee Metcalf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.2 mi, 179° S · 238k acres
  • Montana Grizzly Encounter (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 38.0 mi, 114° SE
  • History Rock (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 135° SE

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About This Three Forks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Three Forks, Montana. Coordinates: 45.889568, -111.552748. 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 Three Forks includes the ZIP code (59480, 59936, 59752), telephone area code (406), county seat of Flathead County (Kalispell), and school district assignment (Three Forks High 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.