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Montana maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Montana: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Montana blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Montana with no labels: about 569 miles wide and 321 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Montana with no labels: about 569 miles wide and 321 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (3,233 × 2,224, 49 KB)PDF, US Letter (16 KB)PDF, A4 (16 KB)

2. Montana county map

All 56 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Montana showing the borders of its 56 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Montana showing the borders of its 56 counties, without names.
PNG (3,233 × 2,224, 118 KB)PDF, US Letter (65 KB)PDF, A4 (65 KB)

3. Montana labeled county map

The same 56 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Montana's 56 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Beaverhead County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Montana's 56 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Beaverhead County, the largest by land area.
PNG (3,233 × 2,224, 163 KB)PDF, US Letter (70 KB)PDF, A4 (71 KB)

4. Montana map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Montana with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Helena (capital), Billings, Missoula and Great Falls.View full size
Map of Montana with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Helena (capital), Billings, Missoula and Great Falls.
PNG (3,233 × 2,224, 158 KB)PDF, US Letter (74 KB)PDF, A4 (75 KB)

5. Montana elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; triangles mark the high and low points, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Montana, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Granite Peak (12,799 ft, highest), the Kootenai River low point (1,800 ft) and Helena, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Montana, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Granite Peak (12,799 ft, highest), the Kootenai River low point (1,800 ft) and Helena, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (3,233 × 2,224, 2.3 MB)PDF, US Letter (873 KB)PDF, A4 (890 KB)

Montana: shape, counties and terrain

Montana spans about 569 miles from east to west and 321 miles from north to south, with 145,550 square miles of land. Its outline is fairly compact: the state fills 78% of the box drawn around it on the map. The boundary is a single piece of land with no islands.

Montana has 56 counties. The largest by land area is Beaverhead County (5,543 sq mi) and the smallest is Silver Bow County (718 sq mi). The capital, Helena, sits at 4,048 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from 1,800 ft (549 m) on the Kootenai River to 12,799 ft (3,901 m) at Granite Peak in Park County, a range of 10,999 ft. The sampled average is about 4,198 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 74% of the state lies below 5,000 ft, 26% between 5,000 and 10,000 ft and under 1% above 10,000 ft. Split from south to north into thirds, the southern third averages 5,833 ft, the central third 4,118 ft and the northern third 3,349 ft, so the land is highest in the southern third and lowest in the northern third.

More figures, with sources: Montana elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Helena, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 56. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Helena to Sidney is about 378 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Granite Peak (12,799 ft) and the Kootenai River (1,800 ft), and work out the difference: 10,999 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Montana elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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