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Wise River Montana Map

Explore Wise River, 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 Wise River, Montana

How to Use This Wise River, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wise River, 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 Wise River.

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	Wise River
State	Montana (MT)
County	Beaverhead County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	45.791315
Longitude	-112.949481
Population	42
Density	21.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59762
Area Code	406
County Seat	Dillon
School District	Beaverhead County High School District

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About Wise River, Montana

Wise River is a locality in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 42. The population density is 21.9 people per km². Wise River is located at 45.7913°N, 112.9495°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59762.

Wise River defines the rugged intersection where the high, cold currents of the Wise River carve a path through the valley floor. It lies 24.8 miles southwest of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 234°T), and is situated 23.3 miles south of Anaconda. This stretch of earth feels ancient and unyielding, characterized by the sharp, narrow descent of Keystone Gulch and the vast, silent reach of the landscape that extends toward the Rocky Mountains on the western horizon. The air here holds a crisp, metallic clarity that sharpens the edges of every lodgepole pine and granite outcropping, while the light at dusk bleeds a bruised plum color across the sagebrush, turning the ground into a vast, shadow-streaked quilt. Within the sprawling boundaries of the Beaverhead National Forest, the wilderness asserts a quiet dominance, demanding a certain humility from those who traverse the high-altitude terrain near the distant, shimmering surface of Cattle Gulch Lake.

Economic life in Wise River has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land, shifting from the early legacies of extraction and timber to a quiet, seasonal reliance on the natural abundance of the surrounding basin. The local character is shaped by the necessity of preparation, where the long winters dictate the pace of work and the sturdy, pragmatic nature of the people who call this valley home. Visitors arrive to seek the solitude of the Stine Creek Trail or to cast lines into the eddying pools of the Wise River, yet the place remains fundamentally indifferent to the transient gaze, keeping its own counsel. It is a territory of immense distances and quiet endurance, where the hum of modern life is replaced by the consistent, low-frequency rush of water and the long, pale shadows that stretch across the valley floor as the sun dips behind the ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Beaverhead National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 125° SE · 2.1M acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 072° E
Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 092° E · 1.2M acres
West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.4 mi, 266° W · 154k acres
Pioneer Loop National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 6.1 mi, 217° SW · 225 acres
Wise River Snowmobile National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 6.1 mi, 216° SW · 172 acres
Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 099° E
Mount Haggin Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 355° N
Big Hole River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.6 mi, 120° SE · 3,938 acres
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 086° E
Humbug Spires Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.6 mi, 101° E · 11k acres
Grand Vista Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 205° SW
Anaconda Pintler Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.2 mi, 323° NW · 159k acres
Anaconda Smelter Stack (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 004° N
John F. Kennedy (Public Artwork) — 23.3 mi, 360° N
World Museum of Mining (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 051° NE
Covellite Theater (Theatre) — 25.0 mi, 052° NE
Science Mine (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 052° NE
Our Lady of the Rockies (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 059° NE
Buffalo Jump (Historic Ruins) — 30.7 mi, 141° SE
Mae Werning's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 39.2 mi, 338° N
Philipsburg Public Library (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 336° NW
Jefferson Valley Museum (Museum) — 41.3 mi, 083° E
Star Theater (Cinema) — 41.3 mi, 082° E
Clark's Lookout Monument (Monument) — 41.4 mi, 158° S
Milwaukee Road Little Joe (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 014° N
Milwaukee Road E9 (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 014° N
Yesterdays Playthings Doll and Toy Museum (Museum) — 42.8 mi, 014° N
Hangmans Gulch (Attraction) — 43.4 mi, 183° S
Robbers Roost Historical Marker (Monument) — 47.6 mi, 125° SE

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