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Zortman Montana Map

Explore Zortman, 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 Zortman, Montana

How to Use This Zortman, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.916736
Longitude	-108.509021
Population	82
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59546
Area Code	406
County Seat	Malta
School District	Malta K-12 Schools

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About Zortman, Montana

Zortman is a locality in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 82. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Zortman is located at 47.9167°N, 108.5090°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59546.

Zortman emerges from the high plains as a collection of weathered structures clinging to the edge of a rugged, uplifted landscape where Ruby Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone and earth. It lies 132.2 miles east-northeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 76°T), and is situated 42.8 miles southwest of Malta. The air here holds a sharp, thin clarity, often gilded by a late-afternoon light that turns the dry grasses into fields of pale copper. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Rocky Mountains shadows the horizon, while the immediate geography is defined by the steep, narrow descent of Pony Gulch. Travelers seeking the stillness of water might find their way toward The Plunge, a silent basin six miles distant that mirrors the immense, cloud-swept sky of the high country.

Zortman carries the heavy, quiet gravity of its past, defined largely by the scars and subsequent healing of the Zortman/landusky Mine Reclamation Area of Critical Environmental Concern that occupies the immediate surroundings. The economy, once fueled by the deep extraction of mineral wealth, has shifted toward a slower, more deliberate rhythm, where the day is measured by the movement of shadows across the reclamation slopes rather than the whistle of a mill. Life in Zortman remains tethered to the land’s transformation, a place where the persistent reclamation efforts serve as a reminder of the human desire to mend what was once broken. Here, the silence of the high plains is rarely interrupted, allowing the wind to reclaim a territory that feels both solitary and enduring in its isolation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Zortman/landusky Mine Reclamation Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.7 mi, 289° W
Azure Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.6 mi, 234° SW
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 134° SE
The Nature Conservancy Private Conservation Fee Ownership (Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 109° E
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 11.2 mi, 219° SW · 507k acres
Cow Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.4 mi, 239° SW · 34k acres
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.6 mi, 180° S · 788k acres
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.6 mi, 214° SW · 158k acres
Upper Missouri National Wild & Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.0 mi, 224° SW · 147k acres
Fort Peck Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 180° S
Slippery Ann Elk Viewing area (Viewpoint) — 20.6 mi, 185° S
Gilmore Cabin River Stop (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 251° W
Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.9 mi, 135° SE · 19k acres
Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.8 mi, 133° SE · 78k acres
Early Day Outlaws (Monument) — 40.1 mi, 039° NE
Pictorial Museum (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 343° N
Winifred Museum (Museum) — 47.3 mi, 239° SW
The Battle of Bear Paws (Monument) — 57.7 mi, 325° NW
H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum (Museum) — 69.4 mi, 310° NW
Cottonwood Cinemas (Cinema) — 69.4 mi, 310° NW
Havre Beneath the Streets (Museum) — 69.5 mi, 310° NW
James J. Hill "The Empire Builder" (Public Artwork) — 69.5 mi, 310° NW
H Earl Clack Memorial Museum (Museum) — 70.5 mi, 309° NW
Lewistown Art Center (Gallery) — 72.8 mi, 216° SW

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