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Yaak Montana Map

Explore Yaak, 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 Yaak, Montana

How to Use This Yaak, Montana Map

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

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	Yaak
State	Montana (MT)
County	Lincoln County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	48.829879
Longitude	-115.686413
Population	338
Density	4.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59935
Area Code	406
County Seat	Libby
School District	Troy High School District

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About Yaak, Montana

Yaak is a locality in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 338. The population density is 4.7 people per km². Yaak is located at 48.8299°N, 115.6864°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59935.

Yaak occupies a rugged, timber-dense corner of the wilderness where the Yaak River carves a serpentine path through deep, coniferous shadows. It lies 77.6 miles northwest of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 305°T), and is situated 31.5 miles north-northwest of Libby. This landscape is defined by the Kootenai National Forest, which envelopes the locality in a vast, emerald canopy of cedar and spruce that filters the sunlight into thin, golden needles. Only a mile away, the surface of Obermayer Lake lies perfectly still, reflecting the dense wall of pine that guards its perimeter. While the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains loom far to the east, the immediate terrain here is one of damp earth and moss-covered stone, where the air holds a permanent, crisp scent of pine resin and cold, moving water.

History in Yaak is anchored in the hard-edged industry of logging and the slow, deliberate pace of those who favor solitude over the noise of modern centers. The economic pulse of the region has long been tied to the forest’s yield, though today it resonates with a quiet, independent spirit that values the turn of the seasons over rapid development. Travelers who venture deep into these woods might discover the spray of Turner Falls, a sudden, vertical rupture in the quietude of the forest, or traverse the distant slopes of Lucky Gulch. Life here is measured by the length of the shadows and the clarity of the river, an existence stripped of pretense where the silence is as substantial as the timber itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kootenai National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 202° S · 1.8M acres
Vinal Creek Trail System National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 2.9 mi, 042° NE · 124 acres
Pete Creek Recreation Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 270° W
Hoskins Lake Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.0 mi, 031° NE
Pete Creek Meadows Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 11.2 mi, 322° NW
Northwest Peaks Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 12.5 mi, 298° NW
Skyline National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 13.0 mi, 213° SW · 140 acres
Kaniksu National Forest (National Forest) — 14.8 mi, 300° NW · 1.6M acres
Yaak Falls (Viewpoint) — 15.5 mi, 216° SW
Kootenai River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.6 mi, 230° SW · 4,279 acres
Troy Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 200° S
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.3 mi, 185° S · 94k acres
Boundary County Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 252° W
Rex Theater (Cinema) — 29.9 mi, 252° W
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.4 mi, 259° W · 5,532 acres
Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 36.3 mi, 218° SW
Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 44.4 mi, 194° S
Gerald Lindquist memorial (Monument) — 54.0 mi, 264° W
Statue of Liberty (Public Artwork) — 54.8 mi, 226° SW
Barlow Stadium (Stadium) — 55.8 mi, 226° SW
Glacier National Park (National Park) — 56.3 mi, 077° E · 1.0M acres
Indian Rock (Attraction) — 57.9 mi, 253° W
Granite Falls Overlook (Monument) — 62.8 mi, 267° W
O'Shaughnessy Center (Theatre) — 68.0 mi, 115° SE
Stumptown Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 68.1 mi, 114° SE
The Bruck Bus-Truck (Attraction) — 68.1 mi, 114° SE
Going to the Sun (Gallery) — 68.1 mi, 115° SE
Dick Idol Signature Gallery (Gallery) — 68.1 mi, 115° SE
Mudman Gallery (Gallery) — 68.1 mi, 115° SE
Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 68.8 mi, 115° SE

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