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West Yellowstone Montana Map

Explore West Yellowstone, 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 West Yellowstone, Montana

How to Use This West Yellowstone, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Yellowstone, 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 West Yellowstone.

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	West Yellowstone
State	Montana (MT)
County	Gallatin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	44.662149
Longitude	-111.104109
Population	1,272
Density	626.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	59758
Area Code	406
County Seat	Bozeman
School District	West Yellowstone K-12

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About West Yellowstone, Montana

West Yellowstone is a locality in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,272. The population density is 626.4 people per km². West Yellowstone is located at 44.6621°N, 111.1041°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. West Yellowstone is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59758.

West Yellowstone emerges from a high-altitude plateau where the air holds a crystalline, biting clarity that sharpens the edges of every lodgepole pine. It lies 70.4 miles south of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 183°T), and is situated 55.9 miles north-northeast of St. Anthony. Anthony. The landscape surrounding West Yellowstone is defined by vast, open expanses of lodgepole forest and the subtle, rhythmic depressions of the earth, such as the nearby Rocky Draw, which carve gentle indentations into the terrain. To the west, the distant Madison Range silhouettes itself against the pale, thin sky, while the Madison River glides through the lower meadows, its waters cold enough to ache. Even in the height of summer, the dusk light here possesses a bruised, violet quality, casting long, melancholic shadows that stretch across the forest floor of the Gallatin National Forest.

Development in West Yellowstone remains inextricably linked to the movement of visitors drawn to the wilderness, a history that began with the arrival of the railroad and persists in the seasonal pulse of the local economy. Beyond the main thoroughfares, where the scent of pine resin and woodsmoke hangs heavy in the morning chill, the rhythm of life slows to match the migration of elk and the steady, unhurried flow of the landscape. Those seeking the quietude of the wilderness often find their way to the Gneiss Creek Trail, leaving the mechanical hum of the settlement behind for the silence of the woods. While Hebgen Lake sits four miles away, reflecting the clouds in its glassy, inland expanse, the primary character of the place remains firmly rooted in the high-plains transition, where the winters are long, the soil is thin, and the proximity to the wild dictates the architecture of every day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gallatin National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 016° N · 1.9M acres
Yellowstone National Park (National Park) — 0.3 mi, 090° E · 2.2M acres
Honoring Veterans (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 136° SE
Union Pacific Pylon (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 128° SE
Two Top Snowmobile National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 0.5 mi, 280° W · 168 acres
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 147° SE
Yellowstone Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.1 mi, 162° S · 2.0M acres
Obsidian Sands Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.0 mi, 339° N
Targhee National Forest (National Forest) — 7.4 mi, 211° SW · 1.6M acres
Mount Haynes Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 098° E
Henrys Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.3 mi, 227° SW
Henrys Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 257° W
Cabin Creek Wildlife And Recreation Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 344° N · 36k acres
Fairy Falls (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 129° SE
Lee Metcalf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.6 mi, 001° N · 238k acres
Midway Geyser Basin (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 125° SE
Excelsior Geyser (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 125° SE
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.0 mi, 261° W · 103k acres
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.2 mi, 268° W · 33k acres
Lone Peak Cinema (Cinema) — 42.5 mi, 346° N
Camas Meadows Battle Site (Monument) — 44.0 mi, 241° SW
Union City Christeot Mill (Historic Ruins) — 55.3 mi, 314° NW
Teton Dam (Historic Ruins) — 56.2 mi, 203° SW
Colter Bay Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 57.1 mi, 156° SE
North End Fine Art (Arts Centre) — 58.6 mi, 183° S
Place of Discovery (Monument) — 59.6 mi, 317° NW
Gallery Dan Hartman (Public Artwork) — 60.0 mi, 066° NE
Ranks Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 60.0 mi, 317° NW
J. Spencer Watkins Memorial Museum (Museum) — 60.0 mi, 317° NW
Kiskadden’s Stone Block (Museum) — 60.0 mi, 317° NW

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