Ulm Montana Map

About Ulm, Montana

Ulm is a locality in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 900. The population density is 16.5 people per km². Ulm is located at 47.4305°N, 111.5072°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59404.

Ulm rests in a wide basin where the Judith River makes its slow, purposeful journey, a ribbon of silver unfurling across the Montana landscape. It lies 10.8 miles west-south-west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 244°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south of Sun Prairie. The land here is a study in subtle shifts: rolling grasslands, the color of dried wheat in the summer sun, give way to the more rugged contours of distant buttes, their surfaces etched by wind and time. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green that deepens with the season, cluster along the riverbanks, offering pockets of shade and a gentle murmur that accompanies the ceaseless sigh of the wind across the open country. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, often tinged with the faint perfume of wild sage, and the sky above is an immense, ever-changing canvas, where clouds drift like slow-motion galleons, casting fleeting shadows that glide across the vast expanse. The history of Ulm is intimately tied to the flow of the Judith River, a lifeline for both the indigenous peoples who first traversed these lands and the homesteaders who followed. It was a place of passage, a point where routes converged, and the echoes of those journeys still seem to linger in the quietude. The local economy, though small, is rooted in the enduring spirit of agriculture, with ranches and farms dotting the surrounding terrain, raising livestock and cultivating crops under the generous Montana sun. While Ulm may not boast grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in its unpretentious character, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the enduring strength of the land, and where the vast, open sky feels like a constant, comforting presence.

About This Ulm Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ulm, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.430512, -111.507193. 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 Ulm and Cascade County.

Detailed location data for Ulm includes the ZIP code (59485), telephone area code (406), county seat of Cascade County (Great Falls), and school district assignment (Cascade High 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 Ulm is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.