West Kootenai Montana Map

About West Kootenai, Montana

West Kootenai is a locality in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 494. The population density is 9.5 people per km². West Kootenai is located at 48.9622°N, 115.2104°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59930.

West Kootenai unfolds as a vast canvas of rugged beauty, where the shoulders of mountains, cloaked in evergreen, meet the wide, pale sky. It lies 67.0 miles north-west of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 323°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-west of Eureka. The landscape here is a raw testament to the forces that shaped it, a symphony of granite and timber, of plunging valleys and the patient work of water carving its way through stone. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the dense canopy of fir and pine, falls in shafts of molten gold onto the uneven ground, illuminating the rich, dark loam beneath. The air itself carries a scent of damp earth and resin, a clean, sharp fragrance that speaks of wildness and enduring seasons. This is a place etched by a history of hardy endeavor, where the echoes of logging and mining still hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The local economy, once driven by the extraction of timber and ore, now finds a gentler rhythm in the cultivation of the land and a burgeoning tourism that draws seekers of untamed landscapes. Streams, born from snowmelt high in the surrounding peaks, tumble down with a persistent, murmuring song, feeding the larger rivers that snake through the valleys, their waters a cool, clear invitation. The character of West Kootenai is one of quiet resilience, a community that understands the power and the indifference of nature, and has learned to live in its grand, unyielding presence.

About This West Kootenai Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Kootenai, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.962233, -115.210426. 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 West Kootenai and Lincoln County.

Detailed location data for West Kootenai includes the ZIP code (59930), telephone area code (406), county seat of Lincoln County (Libby), and school district assignment (Eureka 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 West Kootenai is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.