West Yellowstone Montana Map

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.

About This West Yellowstone Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Yellowstone, Montana. Coordinates: 44.662149, -111.104109. 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 West Yellowstone includes the ZIP code (59758), telephone area code (406), county seat of Gallatin County (Bozeman), and school district assignment (West Yellowstone K-12).

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.