Red Lodge, County seat in Carbon County, Montana
Red Lodge sits at 1697 meters elevation near the Beartooth Mountains, with Rock Creek flowing along its eastern border in south central Montana.
The city grew from a coal mining settlement after the 1882 treaty with the Crow Nation, reaching a population of 5,000 residents by 1911.
Miners from Italy, Finland, Norway, Germany, and other European nations established communities in Red Lodge during the late 19th century mining operations.
The Beartooth Highway connects Red Lodge to Yellowstone National Park, making the city a starting point for mountain exploration and winter sports.
The Smith Mine explosion of 1943 near Red Lodge resulted in 74 casualties, marking the most severe coal mining accident in Montana's history.
Location: Carbon County
Elevation above the sea: 1,697 m
Website: http://cityofredlodge.net
GPS coordinates: 45.18750,-109.24861
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:35
Beartooth Highway
29.7 km
Granite Peak
44.5 km
Heart Mountain
59 km
Grasshopper Glacier
50.2 km
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
54.6 km
Pilot Peak
55.1 km
Mount Wood
45.3 km
Sunlight Creek Bridge
48.4 km
Michael Jacobs House
50.4 km
Gebo Barn
32.6 km
Bearcreek Bank
7.7 km
Oliver H. Hovda House
40.1 km
Forsman House
29.2 km
Corey House
29.5 km
Calvary Episcopal Church
38 m
Clay Butte Lookout
40.2 km
Hester E. Suydam Boarding House
35 km
Glidden House
29.5 km
Stoltz House
55.8 km
Joliet Bridge
39.4 km
Fromberg Opera House
35.2 km
Fromberg Concrete Arch Bridge
35.9 km
Raymond Hough House
28.7 km
Samuel Greenblatt House
35 km
Rock Creek
50.4 km
Immanuel Lutheran Church (Absarokee)
39.6 km
St. James Lutheran Church (Columbus, Montana)
50.2 km
Beartooth Mountain Baptist Church (Red Lodge)
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