Yaak Montana Map

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.

About This Yaak Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yaak, Montana. Coordinates: 48.829879, -115.686413. 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 Yaak includes the ZIP code (59935), telephone area code (406), county seat of Lincoln County (Libby), and school district assignment (Troy High School District).

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.